CVE-2009-0193: adobe acrobat_reader

Modified

Published 25-03-2009Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-0193 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in adobe acrobat_reader. EPSS estimates a 9.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority

Routine

Not severe (CVSS 9.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?

CVSS score

9.3/10

010

High · v2.0 (NVD)

EPSS score

9.59%

0%100%

Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days

KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.

RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.

Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1

RHSA-2009:0376

Timeline

25-03-2009
PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
07-08-2024
Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Acrobat Reader 9 before 9.1, 8 before 8.1.4, and 7 before 7.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PDF file with a malformed JBIG2 symbol dictionary segment, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-1061 and CVE-2009-1062.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

v2.09.3

EPSS trend

Probability

9.59%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

95%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 9.59% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Adobe1 product

acrobat_reader≥ 7.0, < 7.1.1 | ≥ 8.0, < 8.1.4 | ≥ 9.0, < 9.1

1 vendor · 1 product

References

15 links

secunia.com/advisories/34790Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-04.htmlX Refsource CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/34229VDB EntryX Refsource BIDPatchThird Party Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/34490Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-14/X Refsource MISCThird Party Advisory
www.securitytracker.com/id?1021892VDB EntryX Refsource SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0376.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource REDHATThird Party Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/34392Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00005.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/34706Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA

Show all 15 references

sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-256788-1Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUNALERTBroken Link
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502155/100/0/threadedMailing ListX Refsource BUGTRAQThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-17.xmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource GENTOOThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1019VDB EntryX Refsource VUPENThird Party Advisory