Description
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.
Published: 2009-10-13
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: 86.5% High
KEV: Yes
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Thu, 21 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:4.0.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:4.0.5c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:8.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Adobe reader

Wed, 20 May 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-122
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 20 May 2026 17:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics kev

{'dateAdded': '2026-05-20T00:00:00+00:00', 'dueDate': '2026-06-03T00:00:00+00:00'}


Subscriptions

Adobe Acrobat Acrobat Reader
Redhat Rhel Extras
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-21T03:55:27.999Z

Reserved: 2009-09-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-3459

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-07T06:31:10.547Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2009-10-13T10:30:00.577

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:11:38.727

Link: CVE-2009-3459

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Critical

Publid Date: 2009-10-08T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2009-3459 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses