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TI-2009-00634 Aliases CVE-2009-0658GHSA-pm5j-jrq9-vmhx

Buffer overflow in Adobe Reader 9.0 and earlier, and Acrobat 9.0 and earlier, allows…

Priority HIGH 76CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Buffer overflow in Adobe Reader 9.0 and earlier, and Acrobat 9.0 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document, related to a non-JavaScript function call and possibly an embedded JBIG2 image stream, as exploited in the wild in February 2009 by Trojan.Pidief.E.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.87832 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0 – 7.1.1; 8.0 – 8.1.4VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0 – 7.1.1; 8.0 – 8.1.4VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableAdobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 – 7.1.1; 8.0 – 8.1.4 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 – 7.1.1; 8.0 – 8.1.4 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2009:0376 Released 2009-03-25 · Red Hat rating Critical
    acroread security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras acroread-8.1.4-1.i386, acroread-plugin-8.1.4-1.i386
    • Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras acroread-8.1.4-1.el4.i386, acroread-plugin-8.1.4-1.el4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 Extras acroread-8.1.4-1.i386, acroread-plugin-8.1.4-1.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras acroread-8.1.4-1.el4.i386, acroread-plugin-8.1.4-1.el4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) acroread-8.1.4-1.el5.i386, acroread-plugin-8.1.4-1.el5.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 Extras acroread-8.1.4-1.i386, acroread-plugin-8.1.4-1.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras acroread-8.1.4-1.el4.i386, acroread-plugin-8.1.4-1.el4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) acroread-8.1.4-1.el5.i386, acroread-plugin-8.1.4-1.el5.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 Extras acroread-8.1.4-1.i386, acroread-plugin-8.1.4-1.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras acroread-8.1.4-1.el4.i386, acroread-plugin-8.1.4-1.el4.i386

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Critical. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2009:0376
Red Hat Desktop version 4 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2009:0376
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2009:0376
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2009:0376
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5)Fixed RHSA-2009:0376
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2009:0376
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2009:0376
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5)Fixed RHSA-2009:0376
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2009:0376
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2009:0376

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-0658
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pm5j-jrq9-vmhx

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 14

Other 2

  • TI-2014-00524 Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.11 and 11.x before 11.0.08 on Windows allow… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2013-02915 Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.5, 10.x before 10.1.7, and 11.x before 11.0.03… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2013-02389 Integer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.5, 10.x before 10.1.7, and… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2011-02156 Unspecified vulnerability in the U3D component in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.1.1 and… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-09626 Adobe Acrobat Reader use after free vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-04123 Acrobat Reader DC Heap-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Could Lead To Arbitrary Code Execution KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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