CVE-2009-2979

Medium

Description

Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.2, 8.x before 8.1.7, and possibly 7.x through 7.1.4 do not properly perform XMP-XML entity expansion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted document.

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.3
Exploit probability—
ProductAdobe Acrobat
PublishedOct 19, 2009
First seenOct 19, 2009

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
adobe acrobatv ≤ 9.1.3, 7.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2, 7.0.3, 7.0.4, 7.0.5, 7.0.6, 7.0.7, 7.0.8, 7.0.9, 7.1.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.3, 8.0, 8.1, 8.1.1, 8.1.2, 8.1.3, 8.1.4, 8.1.6, 9.0, 9.1.1, 9.1.2—
adobe acrobat_readerv ≤ 9.1.3, 7.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2, 7.0.3, 7.0.4, 7.0.5, 7.0.6, 7.0.7, 7.0.8, 7.0.9, 7.1.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.3, 8.0, 8.1, 8.1.1, 8.1.2, 8.1.3, 8.1.4, 8.1.5, 8.1.6, 9.0, 9.1, 9.1.1, 9.1.2—

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