CVE-2009-3459

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"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2009-3459", "tags": ["US Government Resource"], "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}], "vulnStatus": "Analyzed", "weaknesses": [{"type": "Primary", "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-119"}]}, {"type": "Secondary", "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-122"}]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "Un Desbordamiento de b\u00fafer en la regi\u00f3n heap de la memoria en Adobe Reader y Acrobat versi\u00f3n 7.x anterior a versi\u00f3n 7.1.4, versi\u00f3n 8.x anterior a 8.1.7, y versi\u00f3n 9.x anterior a 9.2, permite a los atacantes remotos ejecutar c\u00f3digo arbitrario por medio de un archivo PDF creado que desencadena la corrupci\u00f3n de memoria, tal y como fue explotado \"in the wild\" en octubre de 2009. NOTA: algunos de estos detalles se obtienen de informaci\u00f3n de terceros."}], "lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:11:38.727", "cisaActionDue": "2026-06-03", "cisaExploitAdd": "2026-05-20", "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "C1329474-A9CD-44C3-828C-A0D53418300B", "versionEndExcluding": "7.1.4", "versionStartIncluding": "7.0"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "59AE2E7E-7C31-483D-B83C-86AAD5086879", "versionEndExcluding": "8.1.7", "versionStartIncluding": "8.0"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "EFB2089C-FCB5-4A74-A188-B59682940C5B", "versionEndExcluding": "9.2", "versionStartIncluding": "9.0"}], "operator": "OR"}]}, {"nodes": [{"negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "8E3F66D5-A623-4E9E-BD9E-E742D71EB876", "versionEndExcluding": "7.1.4", "versionStartIncluding": "7.0"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "46FA3F32-2426-43B8-9E86-2FA267A25245", "versionEndExcluding": "8.1.7", "versionStartIncluding": "8.0"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "A0D7F6D8-D5A3-4325-9A64-5E4E6EE3AC37", "versionEndExcluding": "9.2", "versionStartIncluding": "9.0"}], "operator": "OR"}]}], "sourceIdentifier": "psirt@adobe.com", "cisaRequiredAction": "Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.", "cisaVulnerabilityName": "Adobe Acrobat and Reader Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability"}