CVE-2009-4324

Confirmed PUBLISHED

Use-after-free vulnerability in the Doc.media.newPlayer method in Multimedia.api in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3, and 8.x before 8.2 on...

Adobe · Reader and Acrobat

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Confidence

Confirmed

Exploitation Status

Exploited in the wild

Observed in Sensors

Attempts (30d)

—

Unique Attacker IPs

—

CISA KEV

In CISA KEV

CVSS / EPSS

7.8 High

At a Glance

Use-after-free vulnerability in the Doc.media.newPlayer method in Multimedia.api in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3, and 8.x before 8.2 on Windows and Mac OS X, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file using ZLib compressed streams, as exploited in the wild in December 2009.

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CVE Published: Dec 15, 2009
Exploitation Reported: Jun 08, 2022
CVSS: 7.8 High
EPSS: —

Low complexity Unauthenticated

Affected Versions

Vendor	Product	Version	Status
n/a	n/a	n/a	Affected

CVE References

RHSA-2010:0060 redhat.com · Vendor Advisory http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0060.html
SUSE-SA:2010:008 lists.opensuse.org · Vendor Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00009...
37690 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/37690
38138 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/38138
VU#508357 kb.cert.org · Third-Party Advisory http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/508357

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38215 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/38215
TA10-013A us-cert.gov · Third-Party Advisory http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-013A.html
37331 securityfocus.com · VDB Entry http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37331
60980 osvdb.org · VDB Entry http://osvdb.org/60980
acro-reader-unspecifed-code-execution(54747) exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com · VDB Entry https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54747
ADV-2009-3518 vupen.com · VDB Entry http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3518
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6795 oval.cisecurity.org · VDB Entry https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.m...
ADV-2010-0103 vupen.com · VDB Entry http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0103
blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/12/new_adobe_reader_and_acrobat_v... blogs.adobe.com · CVE Record http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/12/new_adobe_reader_and_acrobat_v.html
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi bugzilla.redhat.com · CVE Record https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=547799
metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/revisi... metasploit.com · CVE Record http://www.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/revis...
adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-02.html adobe.com · CVE Record http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-02.html
contagiodump.blogspot.com/2009/12/virustotal-httpwww.html contagiodump.blogspot.com · CVE Record http://contagiodump.blogspot.com/2009/12/virustotal-httpwww.html
adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa09-07.html adobe.com · CVE Record http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa09-07.html
symantec.com/connect/blogs/zero-day-xmas-present symantec.com · CVE Record http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/zero-day-xmas-present
shadowserver.org/wiki/pmwiki.php/Calendar/20091214 shadowserver.org · CVE Record http://www.shadowserver.org/wiki/pmwiki.php/Calendar/20091214

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Source	Added
CISA First	2022-06-08 00:00 UTC

Scanner Artifacts

Nuclei and Metasploit references linked to this CVE.

Scanner	Reference	Detected
Metasploit	https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/adobe_media_newplayer.rb	Apr 29, 2025

CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1 7.8 High

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

CVSS v2.0 9.3 High

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

Exploitation Status

Exploited in the wild

Recorded 2022-06-08 00:00:00 UTC · CISA

Proof of concept available

Recorded 2025-04-28 15:02:37 UTC

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-416

Use After Free

Scanner Integrations

Scanner	Reference	Detected
Metasploit	https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/adobe_media_newplayer.rb	Apr 29, 2025

Potential Proof of Concepts

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adobe_media_newplayer

metasploit · Created Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2009-4324

adobe_media_newplayer

metasploit · Created Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2009-4324

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CVE-2009-4324

At a Glance

Affected Versions

CVE References

Recommended Actions

Known Exploited Vulnerability Sources

Scanner Artifacts

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CVSS Scores

Exploitation Status

Weaknesses (CWE)

Scanner Integrations

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