Buffer overflow in Adobe Acrobat
CVE-2009-1862
Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x through 9.1.2, and Adobe Flash Player 9.x through 9.0.159.0 and 10.x through 10.0.22.87, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corru…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.250 (97.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Adobe Acrobat
- Adobe Acrobat_reader
- Adobe Flash_player
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on . CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.
BOD 22-01 due date: .
Required action: For Adobe Acrobat and Reader, apply updates per vendor instructions. For Adobe Flash Player, the impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUNALERT, Broken Link)
- cve@mitre.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Broken Link)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Not Applicable)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Not Applicable)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-1862?
- CVE-2009-1862 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2009-07-23.
- How severe is CVE-2009-1862?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2009-1862 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2009-1862 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-06-08), indicating it is being actively exploited. 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.