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Fencer Vulns
critical 10.0

CVE-2009-3954 json

The 3D implementation in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3, and 8.x before 8.2 on Windows and Mac OS X, might allow attackers to exec…

published 2010-01-13 16 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-3925

cvss
10.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
9.0%
EPSS 9.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The 3D implementation in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3, and 8.x before 8.2 on Windows and Mac OS X, might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, related to a "DLL-loading vulnerability."

Patch / fix

  • acroread-uninstall RHEL 3 EXTRAS 9.3-3
  • acroread RHEL 4 EXTRAS 9.3-1.el4
  • acroread-plugin RHEL 4 EXTRAS 9.3-1.el4
  • acroread RHEL 5 EXTRAS 9.3-1.el5
  • acroread-plugin RHEL 5 EXTRAS 9.3-1.el5

red hat advisories RHSA-2010:0060RHSA-2010:0038RHSA-2010:0037

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-2009-3954 updated cvss 6.8

acroread: multiple code execution flaws (APSB10-02)

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras acroread-uninstall 9.3-3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0060
  • Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras acroread 9.3-1.el4, acroread-plugin 9.3-1.el4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0038
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 Extras acroread-uninstall 9.3-3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0060
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras acroread 9.3-1.el4, acroread-plugin 9.3-1.el4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0038
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) acroread 9.3-1.el5, acroread-plugin 9.3-1.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0037
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 Extras acroread-uninstall 9.3-3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0060
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras acroread 9.3-1.el4, acroread-plugin 9.3-1.el4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0038
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) acroread 9.3-1.el5, acroread-plugin 9.3-1.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0037
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 Extras acroread-uninstall 9.3-3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0060
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras acroread 9.3-1.el4, acroread-plugin 9.3-1.el4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0038

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Exploit prediction

9.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

Sources

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