VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2009-4764
Adobe Reader 8.x and 9.x on Windows is able to execute EXE files that are embedded in a PDF document, which makes it easier for remote attackers to trick users into executing arbitrary code via a crafted document.
HIGH 9.3EPSS 3.55%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.55%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Adobe Reader 8.x and 9.x on Windows is able to execute EXE files that are embedded in a PDF document, which makes it easier for remote attackers to trick users into executing arbitrary code via a crafted document.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 3.55% probability · 89th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Affected
- adobe/acrobat reader
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2010-April/006072.html
- http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2010-April/006074.html
- http://www.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/revisions/8379/changes/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/adobe_pdf_embedded_exe.rb
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57994
- https://forum.immunityinc.com/board/thread/1199/exploiting-pdf-files-without-vulnerabili/?page=1#post-1199
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6976
- http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2010-April/006072.html
- http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2010-April/006074.html
- http://www.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/revisions/8379/changes/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/adobe_pdf_embedded_exe.rb
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57994
- https://forum.immunityinc.com/board/thread/1199/exploiting-pdf-files-without-vulnerabili/?page=1#post-1199
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6976
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.