CVEs / CVE-2009-0927
CVE-2009-0927: Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 25 Mar 2022
- high 8.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 96.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat 9 before 9.1, 8 before 8.1.3 , and 7 before 7.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted argument to the getIcon method of a Collab object, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-0658.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| n/a n/a | n/a | — |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 25 Mar 2022 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 15 Apr 2022 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply updates per vendor instructions. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 8.8 highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-20, CWE-121 |
References
- CVE-2009-0927 on NVD
- CVE-2009-0927 in the CISA KEV catalog
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00005.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34490 Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34706 Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34790 Third Party Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-17.xml Third Party Advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-256788-1 Broken Link
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-04.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9579 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502116/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34169 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021861 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0770 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1019 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-014 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49312 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2009-0927 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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