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CVE-2009-3459

HighPublished

Adobe Acrobat and Reader Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Published: Oct 13, 2009
Updated: May 21, 2026
Assigning CNA: adobe
Evidence observed: Sep 20, 2010

Primary CVSS

8.8/ 10High

nvd · CVSS 3.1

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

EPSS probability estimate

86.6%

High · next 30 days

Percentile: 99.7%
Model date: Sep 21, 2026

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CISA Known Exploited

This CVE appears in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Summary

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.

Sources

Adobe - FlateDecode Stream Predictor 02 Integer Overflow (Metasploit) (1)Exploit
Metasploit · windows · Sep 20, 2010
Adobe - FlateDecode Stream Predictor 02 Integer Overflow (Metasploit) (2)Exploit
Metasploit · windows · Sep 25, 2010

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