FKIE_CVE-2009-3459
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2009-10-13 10:30 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:11
Severity
Summary
Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.x before 7.1.4, 8.x before 8.1.7, and 9.x before 9.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file that triggers memory corruption, as exploited in the wild in October 2009. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| adobe | acrobat | * | |
| adobe | acrobat | * | |
| adobe | acrobat | * | |
| adobe | acrobat_reader | * | |
| adobe | acrobat_reader | * | |
| adobe | acrobat_reader | * |
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