CVE-2009-3459

Impact:
Critical
Public Date:
2009-10-08
Bugzilla:
528071: CVE-2009-3459 acroread: heap overflow fix in version 8.1.7 (APSB09-15)

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.x before 7.1.4, 8.x before 8.1.7, and 9.x before 9.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file that triggers memory corruption, as exploited in the wild in October 2009. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Find out more about CVE-2009-3459 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score 6.8
Base Metrics AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial

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Red Hat Security Errata

Platform Errata Release Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary 5 (acroread) RHSA-2009:1499 2009-10-14
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras (acroread) RHSA-2009:1499 2009-10-14
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 Extras (acroread) RHSA-2009:1499 2009-10-14

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