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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
n/a
Product
n/a
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.

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

SSVC Information

Exploitation
active
Technical Impact
total

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild
Yes (added 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