CVE-2009-0928

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 10.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2009-03-25 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Acrobat Reader and Acrobat Professional 7.1.0, 8.1.3, 9.0.0, and other versions allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PDF file containing a JBIG2 stream with a size inconsistency related to an unspecified table.

Affected products

Adobe Acrobat for Edge: through 9.0; 3.0, 3.1, 4.0, 4.0.5, 4.0.5a, 4.0.5c (+40)
Adobe Acrobat Reader: through 9.0; 3.0, 3.01, 3.02, 4.0, 4.0.5, 4.0.5a (+45)

References

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=776
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00005.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/34392
http://secunia.com/advisories/34490
http://secunia.com/advisories/34706
http://secunia.com/advisories/34790
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-17.xml
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-256788-1
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-04.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0376.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34229

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