High severity · published Dec 15, 2009
CVE-2009-4324
Adobe Acrobat and Reader Use-After-Free Vulnerability
In wildKEV
7.8
CVSS
81.9%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the Doc.media.newPlayer method in Multimedia.api in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3, and 8.x before 8.2 on Windows and Mac OS X, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file using ZLib compressed streams, as exploited in the wild in December 2009.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)81.9% · higher than 100% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Jun 8, 2022
Federal remediation dueJun 22, 2022
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AC
Acrobat · Adobe
8.0 before 8.2; 9.0 before 9.3 · source: NVD
AR
Acrobat Reader · Adobe
8.0 before 8.2; 9.0 before 9.3 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise · Suse
10.0; 10.0 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Debuginfo · Suse
11 · source: NVD
OP
Opensuse · Opensuse
11.1; 11.2 · source: NVD
AA
Acrobat and Reader · Adobe
All versions, or not specified · source: KEV
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4324
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-4324
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
vdb-entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37331
x_refsource_MISC
http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/12/new_adobe_reader_and_acrobat_v.html
third-party-advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37690
third-party-advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38138
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=547799
vdb-entry
http://osvdb.org/60980
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