Public exploit available

Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).

CVE-2009-3431 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Adobe Acrobat

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer5 documents5 sources

Severity

5.0MEDIUMNVD

EPSS

21.9%

top 4.22%

CISA KEV

Not in KEV

Exploit

PoC available

Public exploit / PoC exists

Affected products

Adobe Acrobat Adobe Acrobat Reader

Timeline

PublishedSep 25

Latest updateMay 2

Description

Stack consumption vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.1.3, 9.1.2, 9.1.1, and earlier 9.x versions; 8.1.6 and earlier 8.x versions; and possibly 7.1.4 and earlier 7.x versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a PDF file with a large number of [ (open square bracket) characters in the argument to the alert method. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/C:N/I:N/A:PExploitability: 10.0 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDadobe/acrobat_reader24 versions+23

▶NVDadobe/acrobat23 versions+22

🔴Vulnerability Details

GHSA

GHSA-7phm-f5vw-fc7p: Stack consumption vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9↗2022-05-02

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💥Exploits & PoCs

Exploit-DB

Adobe Acrobat 9.1.3 - Stack Exhaustion Denial of Service↗2009-05-29

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📋Vendor Advisories

Red Hat

acroread: Multiple DoS fixes in 8.1.7 (APSB09-15)↗2009-10-13

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💬Community

Bugzilla

CVE-2009-2979 CVE-2009-2988 CVE-2009-3431 acroread: Multiple DoS fixes in 8.1.7 (APSB09-15)↗2009-10-13

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