CVE-2009-0509

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 8.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2009-06-11 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the JBIG2 filter in Adobe Reader 7 and Acrobat 7 before 7.1.3, Adobe Reader 8 and Acrobat 8 before 8.1.6, and Adobe Reader 9 and Acrobat 9 before 9.1.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file that triggers memory corruption.

Affected products

Adobe Acrobat for Edge: 7.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2, 7.0.3, 7.0.4, 7.0.5 (+18)
Adobe Acrobat Reader: 7.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2, 7.0.3, 7.0.4, 7.0.5 (+17)

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00000.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/34580
http://secunia.com/advisories/35496
http://secunia.com/advisories/35655
http://secunia.com/advisories/35685
http://secunia.com/advisories/35734
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-06.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1022361
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-07.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1109.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35274

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