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CVE-2009-4324

Adobe Acrobat and Reader Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Severity Score

7.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

4
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

Yes
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

La vulnerabilidad de uso de la memoria previamente liberada (Use-after-free) en la función Doc.media.newPlayer en el archivo Multimedia.api en Adobe Reader y Acrobat versión 9.x anterior a 9.3, y versión 8.x anterior a 8.2 en Windows y Mac OS X, permite a los atacantes remotos ejecutar código arbitrario por medio de un archivo PDF creado utilizando una transmisión comprimida ZLib, tal como se explotó “in the wild” en diciembre de 2009.

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat and Reader allows remote attackers to execute code via a crafted PDF file.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2009-12-14 CVE Reserved
  • 2009-12-15 CVE Published
  • 2009-12-23 First Exploit
  • 2022-06-08 Exploited in Wild
  • 2022-06-22 KEV Due Date
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • 2024-09-04 EPSS Updated
CWE
  • CWE-416: Use After Free
CAPEC
References (25)
URL Date SRC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Adobe
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Acrobat
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>= 8.0 < 8.2
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-
Affected
in Apple
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Mac Os X
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Safe
Adobe
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Acrobat
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>= 8.0 < 8.2
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-
Affected
in Microsoft
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Windows
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--
Safe
Adobe
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Acrobat
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>= 9.0 < 9.3
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Affected
in Apple
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Mac Os X
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Adobe
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Acrobat
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>= 9.0 < 9.3
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Affected
in Microsoft
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Windows
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Safe
Adobe
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Acrobat Reader
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>= 8.0 < 8.2
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Affected
in Apple
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Mac Os X
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--
Safe
Adobe
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Acrobat Reader
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>= 8.0 < 8.2
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Affected
in Microsoft
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Windows
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--
Safe
Adobe
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Acrobat Reader
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>= 9.0 < 9.3
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Affected
in Apple
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Mac Os X
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Safe
Adobe
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Acrobat Reader
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>= 9.0 < 9.3
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Affected
in Microsoft
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Windows
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Safe
Suse
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Linux Enterprise Debuginfo
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11
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-
Affected
Opensuse
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Opensuse
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11.1
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-
Affected
Opensuse
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Opensuse
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11.2
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Affected
Suse
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Linux Enterprise
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10.0
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sp2
Affected
Suse
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Linux Enterprise
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10.0
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sp3
Affected