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CVE-2009-0927

Stack-based buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat 9 before 9.1, 8 before 8.1.3 , and 7 before 7.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute...

Basic Information

CVE State
PUBLISHED
Reserved Date
March 17, 2009
Published Date
March 19, 2009
Last Updated
February 10, 2025
Vendor
Adobe
Product
Reader and Acrobat
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat 9 before 9.1, 8 before 8.1.3 , and 7 before 7.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted argument to the getIcon method of a Collab object, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-0658.
Tags
cisa metasploit_scanner

CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1

8.8 - HIGH

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0

9.3

Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

SSVC Information

Exploitation
active
Technical Impact
total

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild
Yes (2022-03-25 00:00:00 UTC) Source

References

http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-014 http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9579 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34169 http://secunia.com/advisories/34790 http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-04.html http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021861 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0770 http://secunia.com/advisories/34490 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00005.html http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502116/100/0/threaded http://secunia.com/advisories/34706 http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-256788-1 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-17.xml http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010.html http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1019 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49312

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source Added Date
CISA 2022-03-25 00:00:00 UTC

Scanner Integrations

Scanner URL Date Detected
Metasploit https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/adobe_geticon.rb 2025-04-29 11:01:33 UTC

Potential Proof of Concepts

Warning: These PoCs have not been tested and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

adobe_geticon

Type: metasploit • Created: Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2009-0927

adobe_geticon

Type: metasploit • Created: Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2009-0927

Timeline

  • CVE ID Reserved

  • CVE Published to Public

  • Added to KEVIntel

  • Detected by Metasploit