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CVE-2009-0927 kev in the critical feed json

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…

published 2009-03-19 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-0924

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Exploited
added 2022-03-25
epss
96.6%
EPSS 96.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.8%
public exploits
6
Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

cisa required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  • adobe acrobat_reader 7.1.1, 8.1.3, 9.1
  • acroread RHEL 3 EXTRAS 8.1.3-1
  • acroread RHEL 4 EXTRAS 8.1.3-1.el4
  • acroread RHEL 5 EXTRAS 8.1.3-1.el5
  • acroread-plugin RHEL 3 EXTRAS 8.1.3-1
  • acroread-plugin RHEL 4 EXTRAS 8.1.3-1.el4
  • acroread-plugin RHEL 5 EXTRAS 8.1.3-1.el5

red hat advisories RHSA-2008:0974

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2009-0927 updated cvss 6.8

security flaw

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras acroread 8.1.3-1, acroread-plugin 8.1.3-1 Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras acroread 8.1.3-1.el4, acroread-plugin 8.1.3-1.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 Extras acroread 8.1.3-1, acroread-plugin 8.1.3-1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras acroread 8.1.3-1.el4, acroread-plugin 8.1.3-1.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) acroread 8.1.3-1.el5, acroread-plugin 8.1.3-1.el5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 Extras acroread 8.1.3-1, acroread-plugin 8.1.3-1
    +4 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras acroread 8.1.3-1.el4, acroread-plugin 8.1.3-1.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) acroread 8.1.3-1.el5, acroread-plugin 8.1.3-1.el5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 Extras acroread 8.1.3-1, acroread-plugin 8.1.3-1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras acroread 8.1.3-1.el4, acroread-plugin 8.1.3-1.el4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0974

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Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/browser/adobe_geticon)
  3. Added to CISA KEV
  4. CISA patch deadline
  5. CISA SSVC: exploitation active

Known exploited

Added
4 y ago
Patch by
2022-04-15 (4 y ago)
Ransomware
Not known
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vendor, product
Adobe, Reader and Acrobat
CISA name
Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Active, exploited in the wild
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
20 mo ago

Exploit prediction

96.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.8% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-121 Stack-based Buffer Overflow
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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