Use After Free in Adobe Acrobat
CVE-2009-4324
Use-after-free vulnerability in the Doc.media.newPlayer method in Multimedia.api in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3, and 8.x before 8.2 on Windows and Mac OS X, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file using ZLib compressed streams, as exploited in the wild in December 2009.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.819 (99.6th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.819 · newest: 0.819 · change: -0.001
Affected products
- Adobe Acrobat
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Apple Mac OS X
- Microsoft Windows
- openSUSE — versions 11.1, 11.2
- SUSE Linux Enterprise — versions 10.0
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo — versions 11
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: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/37331 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/12/new_adobe_reader_and_acrobat_v.html (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/37690 (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/38138 (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking)
- osvdb.org/60980 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/508357 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54747 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3518 (vdb-entry, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- www.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/revisions/7881/entry/m… (Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-4324?
- CVE-2009-4324 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2009-12-15.
- How severe is CVE-2009-4324?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2009-4324 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2009-4324 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-06-08), indicating it is being actively exploited. 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.