$ cve CVE-2009-3459 JSON

CVE-2009-3459 KEV EXPLOIT

8.8

HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 86.6% (pctl 100)

Patch first

On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2026-06-03.

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.x before 7.1.4, 8.x before 8.1.7, and 9.x before 9.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file that triggers memory corruption, as exploited in the wild in October 2009. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Scoring

CVSS	8.8 (HIGH, v3.1)
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS	86.58% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs
Weakness	CWE-119
On CISA KEV	yes — remediate by 2026-06-03
Public exploit	yes
Published	2009-10-13
Last modified	2026-06-16

CISA KEV

Name	Adobe Acrobat and Reader Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Added	2026-05-20
Due	2026-06-03
Vendor / product	Adobe / Acrobat and Reader
Ransomware use	none reported

Affected (2)

Vendor	Product
adobe	acrobat
adobe	acrobat reader

Public exploits

Source	Title	Date
exploit-db	Adobe - FlateDecode Stream Predictor 02 Integer Overflow (Metasploit) (2)	2010-09-25
exploit-db	Adobe - FlateDecode Stream Predictor 02 Integer Overflow (Metasploit) (1)	2010-09-20

References

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