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CVE-2009-3459

CISA KEVRansomware

CVSS 8.8 (HIGH) · EPSS 88.1% · Published 2009-10-13

Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.x before 7.1.4, 8.x before 8.1.7, and 9.x before 9.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file that triggers memory corruption, as exploited in the wild in October 2009. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

CVSS v3 vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Threats tracking this CVE

CISA KEV Catalog Adds Seven Vulnerabilities (May 20, 2026) — Microsoft Defender CVE-2026-41091 (EoP) and CVE-2026-45498 (DoS) Headline Active Exploitation Batch — HIGH

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/36983
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6534
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-286B.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023007
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-15.html
http://www.iss.net/threats/348.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2851
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=7300
http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/10/adobe_reader_and_acrobat_issue_1.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36600
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2898
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53691

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