CVE-2009-3958

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 52.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2010-01-13 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the NOS Microsystems getPlus Helper ActiveX control before 1.6.2.49 in gp.ocx in the Download Manager in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3, and 8.x before 8.2 on Windows and Mac OS X, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified initialization parameters.

Affected products

Adobe Acrobat for Edge: through 9.2; 3.0, 3.1, 4.0, 4.0.5, 4.0.5a, 4.0.5c (+40)
Adobe Acrobat Reader: through 9.2; 3.0, 3.01, 3.02, 4.0, 4.0.5, 4.0.5a (+43)

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00009.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-02.html
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/773545
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37759
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023446
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-013A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0103
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55556
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8455
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00009.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-02.html
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/773545

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