{"id":"CVE-2009-3459","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2009-3459","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T15:29:09.019Z","title":"Adobe Acrobat and Reader Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability","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. 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Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/10/adobe_reader_and_acrobat_issue_1.html","tags":["Broken Link","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"psirt@adobe.com"},{"url":"http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=7300","tags":["Not Applicable"],"source":"psirt@adobe.com"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/36983","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"psirt@adobe.com"},{"url":"http://securitytracker.com/id?1023007","tags":["Broken Link"],"source":"psirt@adobe.com"},{"url":"http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-15.html","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"psirt@adobe.com"},{"url":"http://www.iss.net/threats/348.html","tags":["Broken Link"],"source":"psirt@adobe.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36600","tags":["Broken Link"],"source":"psirt@adobe.com"},{"url":"http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-286B.html","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"psirt@adobe.com"},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2851","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"psirt@adobe.com"},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2898","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"psirt@adobe.com"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53691","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"psirt@adobe.com"},{"url":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6534","tags":["Broken Link"],"source":"psirt@adobe.com"},{"url":"http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/10/adobe_reader_and_acrobat_issue_1.html","tags":["Broken Link","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=7300","tags":["Not Applicable"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/36983","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://securitytracker.com/id?1023007","tags":["Broken Link"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-15.html","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.iss.net/threats/348.html","tags":["Broken Link"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36600","tags":["Broken Link"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-286B.html","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2851","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2898","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53691","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6534","tags":["Broken Link"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2009-3459","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3459","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}