Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2009-3459

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Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2009-3459

Published: December 21, 2016 / Updated: October 9, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU1675
CSH Severity: Critical
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2009-3459
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild

Vulnerability details

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

The weakness exists due to heap-based buffer overflow when processing a malformed PDF file. 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.

Affected software

Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat
Gentoo Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop

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