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CVE-2009-3953

Adobe Acrobat and Reader Universal 3D Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

KEVHIGH 8.8EPSS 83.9%

Does this matter?

Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 22 June 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.

Description

The U3D implementation in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3, 8.x before 8.2 on Windows and Mac OS X, and 7.x before 7.1.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed U3D data in a PDF document, related to a CLODProgressiveMeshDeclaration "array boundary issue," a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-2994.

CVSS 3.1
8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
83.86% probability · 100th percentile
CISA KEV
Listed 8 June 2022 · due 22 June 2022
Weakness
CWE-787
Affected
adobe/acrobat · suse/linux enterprise debuginfo · opensuse/opensuse · suse/linux enterprise
Source
psirt@adobe.com

CISA notes

Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3953

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.