CISA KEV · Known exploitedHigh

CVE-2009-0927

Adobe Reader and Acrobat

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.

CVSS
8.8
EPSS
96.6%
99.9% percentile
CISA KEV
Listed
Published
2009.03.19
PRIORITY ASSESSMENT

Immediate review

CISA has listed this vulnerability in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Known exploitationConfirmed by CISA KEV
Exploit probability96.6%
Technical severityCVSS 8.8

Vulnerability overview

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.

Affected product and versions

Product
Adobe Reader and Acrobat
Affected versions
>= 7.0 < 7.1.1, >= 8.0 < 8.1.3, >= 9.0 < 9.1
Fixed versions
7.1.1, 8.1.3, 9.1

Recommended response sequence

Confirm exposure before applying a vendor-supported change.

Full remediation guide
CISA required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Due date: 2022.04.15
  1. 1
    Identify

    Confirm that Adobe Reader and Acrobat and an affected version are present.

  2. 2
    Prioritize

    Combine exploitation signals with asset exposure and business criticality.

  3. 3
    Remediate

    Follow the vendor advisory or supported update path and preserve rollback options.

  4. 4
    Verify

    Recheck the version, service health, access paths, and relevant logs.

Technical data

CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
CWE-121, CWE-20
KEV added
2022.03.25
Ransomware use
미확인
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