Buffer overflow in Adobe Acrobat
CVE-2009-3431
Stack consumption vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.1.3, 9.1.2, 9.1.1, and earlier 9.x versions; 8.1.6 and earlier 8.x versions; and possibly 7.1.4 and earlier 7.x versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a PDF file with a large number of [ (open square bracket) characters in the argument to the alert method. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.216 (97.6th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.216 · newest: 0.216 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Adobe Acrobat — versions 7.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2
- Adobe Acrobat Reader — versions 7.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-286B.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-15.html
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6532 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2898 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/35148 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-3431?
- CVE-2009-3431 is a vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2009-09-25.
- Is CVE-2009-3431 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.