ID:1644 - Exploit for Use-after-free error in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2009-4324

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ID:1644 - Exploit for Use-after-free error in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2009-4324

Published: March 18, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU1391
Vulnerability risk: Critical
CVE-ID: CVE-2009-4324
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat

Link to public exploit:


Vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to use-after-free error in the Doc.media.newPlayer method in Multimedia.api. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted .pdf file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.

Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.

Remediation