CVE-2009-3459
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
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HHigh · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 99.7%
- Model date
- Oct 16, 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
modules/exploits/windows/browser/adobe_flatedecode_predictor02.rb
Metasploit Framework modulesDeclared conditions
- platform: Windows($.exploit_windows/browser/adobe_flatedecode_predictor02.platform)
- verification: check_not_declared($.exploit_windows/browser/adobe_flatedecode_predictor02.check)
modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/adobe_flatedecode_predictor02.rb
Metasploit Framework modulesDeclared conditions
- platform: Windows($.exploit_windows/fileformat/adobe_flatedecode_predictor02.platform)
- verification: check_not_declared($.exploit_windows/fileformat/adobe_flatedecode_predictor02.check)
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