{
  "id": "CVE-2009-3459",
  "url": "https://spydr.io/cve/CVE-2009-3459",
  "published": "2009-10-13T10:30:00.577Z",
  "modified": "2026-06-16T23:11:38.727Z",
  "score": 8.8,
  "severity": "high",
  "cvss_version": "3.1",
  "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
  "score_source": "CISA ADP",
  "epss": 0.86583,
  "epss_percentile": 0.99735,
  "exploited": true,
  "kev": {
    "added": "2026-05-20",
    "due": "2026-06-03",
    "action": "Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.",
    "ransomware": "Unknown",
    "name": "Adobe Acrobat and Reader Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability",
    "notes": "https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2009/10/13/adobe-reader-and-acrobat-vulnerabilities ; https://web.archive.org/web/20120324170253/http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-15.html#:~:text=CVE%2D2009%2D3459).-,NOTE%3A,-There%20are%20reports ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3459"
  },
  "ssvc_exploitation": "active",
  "vendors": [
    "adobe"
  ],
  "products": [
    "adobe acrobat",
    "adobe acrobat reader"
  ],
  "cwes": [
    "CWE-119",
    "CWE-122"
  ],
  "description": "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.",
  "status": "Analyzed",
  "score_type": "Secondary",
  "scores": {
    "cvss_v40": null,
    "cvss_v31": 8.8,
    "cvss_v30": null
  },
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/10/adobe_reader_and_acrobat_issue_1.html",
      "tags": [
        "Broken Link",
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=7300",
      "tags": [
        "Not Applicable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/36983",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://securitytracker.com/id?1023007",
      "tags": [
        "Broken Link"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-15.html",
      "tags": [
        "Patch",
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.iss.net/threats/348.html",
      "tags": [
        "Broken Link"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36600",
      "tags": [
        "Broken Link"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-286B.html",
      "tags": [
        "US Government Resource"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2851",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2898",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53691",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6534",
      "tags": [
        "Broken Link"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2009-3459",
      "tags": [
        "US Government Resource"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "nvd_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3459",
  "covered_in": [],
  "attribution": [
    {
      "source": "NVD",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov",
      "notice": "This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD."
    },
    {
      "source": "CISA KEV",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
      "notice": "Known exploited vulnerabilities from the CISA KEV catalog."
    },
    {
      "source": "FIRST EPSS",
      "url": "https://www.first.org/epss",
      "notice": "Exploit prediction scores from FIRST EPSS."
    }
  ]
}