CVE-2009-0927

adobe acrobat reader

Published 19 Mar 2009 · updated 16 Jun 2026 · Analyzed

8.8 High · CVSS 3.1, NVD

Exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 25 Mar 2022, with a remediation deadline of 15 Apr 2022 for US federal agencies.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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.

References

lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00005.html · Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010.html · Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/34490 · Third Party Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/34706 · Third Party Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/34790 · Third Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-17.xml · Third Party Advisory
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-256788-1 · Broken Link
www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-04.html · Patch, Vendor Advisory
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9579 · Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502116/100/0/threaded · Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
www.securityfocus.com/bid/34169 · Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id?1021861 · Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0770 · Third Party Advisory
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1019 · Third Party Advisory
www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-014 · Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49312 · Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2009-0927 · US Government Resource