9.3

CVE-2009-1062: adobe acrobat Improper Input Validation

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

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-1062 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in adobe acrobat. EPSS estimates a 6.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.5% 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
6.20%
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

Timeline

  1. 25-03-2009
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Adobe Acrobat Reader 9 before 9.1, 8 before 8.1.4, and 7 before 7.1.1 might allow remote attackers to trigger memory corruption and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown attack vectors related to JBIG2, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-0193 and CVE-2009-1061.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

6.20%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

94%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 6.20% 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

Affected systems

Version check

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

Adobe3 products
  • acrobat≤ 9.0 | 7.0 | 7.0.1 | 7.0.2 | 7.0.3 | 7.0.4 | 7.0.5 | 7.0.6 | 7.0.7 | 7.0.8 | 7.0.9 | 7.1 | 7.1.1 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.1.1 | 8.1.2 | 8.1.2:security_update | 8.1.3 | 8.1.4
  • acrobat_reader≤ 9.0 | 7.0
  • reader3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0.5 | 4.0.5a | 4.0.5c | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.0.5 | 5.0.6 | 5.0.7 | 5.0.9 | 5.0.10 | 5.0.11 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 6.0.1 | 6.0.2 | 6.0.3 | 6.0.4 | 6.0.5 | 7.0.1 | 7.0.2 | 7.0.3 | 7.0.5 | 7.0.7 | 7.0.8 | 7.0.9 | 7.1.0 | 7.1.1 | 8.1.1 | 8.1.2 | 8.1.4

1 vendor · 3 products

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