RCE in Adobe Acrobat Reader
CVE-2009-4764
Adobe Reader 8.x and 9.x on Windows is able to execute EXE files that are embedded in a PDF document, which makes it easier for remote attackers to trick users into executing arbitrary code via a crafted document.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
EPSS: 0.035 (88.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Adobe Acrobat_reader — versions 8.0, 9.1, 9.3
- Microsoft Windows
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_OVAL, signature, vdb-entry)