CVE-2009-3431 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 21.6% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 21.6% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-09-25 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| adobe | acrobat |
| adobe | acrobat reader |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Adobe Acrobat 9.1.3 - Stack Exhaustion Denial of Service | 2009-05-29 |
References
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023007
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-15.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35148
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-286B.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2898
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6532
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023007
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-15.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35148
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-286B.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2898
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6532
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