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
EPSS: 0.216 (97.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (signature, x_refsource_OVAL, vdb-entry)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
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.