CVE-2009-4324

CVE Enrichment

CVSS: 7.8 HIGH
EPSS: 81.88%
EPSS Percentile: 99.65%
CISA KEV: YES — Known Exploited Vulnerability

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.

Technical Details

CVSS Version: 3.1
CNA / NVD Source: [email protected]
Published: 15-Dec-2009 09:30
Last Modified: 17-Jun-2026 06:13
EPSS Date: 2026-11-09
CWE: CWE-416

CVSS Vector


            CVSS:3.1                            AV:L /
                            AC:L /
                            PR:N /
                            UI:R /
                            S:U /
                            C:H /
                            I:H /
                            A:H

CISA KEV Details

Date Added: 2022-06-08
Remediation Due: 2022-06-22
Known Ransomware Campaign Use: Unknown
Required Action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4324

CNA Products / Version Status

n/a · n/a Source: CNA · [email protected]
Default status: unknown

n/a — affected

Affected Products / Versions

adobe / acrobat Source: NVD CPE · affected
Version / affected range: * · from (inclusive) 8.0 · before (exclusive) 8.2
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe / acrobat Source: NVD CPE · affected
Version / affected range: * · from (inclusive) 9.0 · before (exclusive) 9.3
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe / acrobat_reader Source: NVD CPE · affected
Version / affected range: * · from (inclusive) 8.0 · before (exclusive) 8.2
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe / acrobat_reader Source: NVD CPE · affected
Version / affected range: * · from (inclusive) 9.0 · before (exclusive) 9.3
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse / linux_enterprise_debuginfo Source: NVD CPE · affected
Version / affected range: 11
cpe:2.3:a:suse:linux_enterprise_debuginfo:11:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse / opensuse Source: NVD CPE · affected
Version / affected range: 11.1
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse / opensuse Source: NVD CPE · affected
Version / affected range: 11.2
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse / linux_enterprise Source: NVD CPE · affected
Version / affected range: 10.0
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:10.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse / linux_enterprise Source: NVD CPE · affected
Version / affected range: 10.0
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:10.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

References

Last enrichment sync: 10-Nov-2026 21:07
Sources: NVD · FIRST EPSS · CISA KEV
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Reported Context (1)

CVE-2009-4324 and CVE-2010-0188: Legacy Adobe Reader and Acrobat vulnerabilities exploited during the group’s initial detection phase to establish long-term persistence in regional government and military networks. Lotus Blossom Profile Traces Shift From Phishing to Supply-Chain Espionage

CVE (9)

Malware (5)

Threat Actors (5)

MITRE ATT&CK (15)

Vendors (2)

Products (6)

Tools (7)

Industries (5)

Countries (10)

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