CVE-2009-4324

HighActively exploited (CISA KEV)

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the Doc.media.newPlayer method in Multimedia.api in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3, and 8.x before 8.2 on Windows and Mac OS X, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file using ZLib compressed streams, as exploited in the wild in December 2009.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductAdobe Acrobat and Reader
PublishedDec 15, 2009
First seenDec 15, 2009
Added to KEVJun 8, 2022

How to fix

CISA required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA due date: Jun 22, 2022
Update
  • adobe acrobat8.2, 9.3 or later
  • adobe acrobat_reader8.2, 9.3 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
adobe acrobat8.0 ≤ v < 8.2, 9.0 ≤ v < 9.38.2, 9.3
adobe acrobat_reader8.0 ≤ v < 8.2, 9.0 ≤ v < 9.38.2, 9.3
suse linux_enterprise_debuginfo11—
opensuse opensuse11.1, 11.2—
suse linux_enterprise10.0—

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