Buffer overflow in Adobe Acrobat
CVE-2009-3958
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the NOS Microsystems getPlus Helper ActiveX control before 1.6.2.49 in gp.ocx in the Download Manager in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3, and 8.x before 8.2 on Windows and Mac OS X, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified initialization parameters.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.526 (99.0th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.526 · newest: 0.526 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Adobe Acrobat — versions 3.0, 3.1, 4.0
- Adobe Acrobat Reader — versions 3.0, 3.01, 3.02
- Apple Mac OS X
- Microsoft Windows
- Unix
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8455 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/37759 (vdb-entry)
- www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-02.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0103 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55556 (vdb-entry)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/773545 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00009.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-013A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)