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TI-2009-02838 Aliases CVE-2009-2981GHSA-j73r-w9hq-h7h7

Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.x before 7.1.4, 8.x before 8.1.7, and 9.x before 9.2 do not…

Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.x before 7.1.4, 8.x before 8.1.7, and 9.x before 9.2 do not properly validate input, which might allow attackers to bypass intended Trust Manager restrictions via unspecified vectors.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05684 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
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 · 50

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 9.1.3VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.1VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.2VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.3VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.4VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.5VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.6VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.7VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.8VulnerableAdobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 9.1.3 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.1 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.2 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.3 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.4 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.5 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.6 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.7 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.8 Vulnerable ·Adobe
Show 40 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.9VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1.0VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1.1VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1.3VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1.1VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1.2VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1.3VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1.4VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1.6VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1.1VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1.2VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 9.1.3VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.1VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.2VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.3VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.4VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.5VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.6VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.7VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.8VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.9VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1.0VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1.1VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1.3VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1.1VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1.2VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1.3VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1.4VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1.5VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1.6VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1.1VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1.2VulnerableAdobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.9 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.1 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.3 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.1 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.2 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.3 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.4 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.6 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1.1 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1.2 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 9.1.3 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.1 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.2 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.3 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.4 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.5 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.6 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.7 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.8 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.9 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.1 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.3 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.1 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.2 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.3 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.4 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.5 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.6 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1.1 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1.2 Vulnerable ·Adobe

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2009:1499 Released 2009-10-14 · Red Hat rating Critical
    acroread security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras acroread-8.1.7-1.i386, acroread-plugin-8.1.7-1.i386
    • Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras acroread-8.1.7-1.el4.i386, acroread-plugin-8.1.7-1.el4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 Extras acroread-8.1.7-1.i386, acroread-plugin-8.1.7-1.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras acroread-8.1.7-1.el4.i386, acroread-plugin-8.1.7-1.el4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) acroread-8.1.7-1.el5.i386, acroread-plugin-8.1.7-1.el5.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 Extras acroread-8.1.7-1.i386, acroread-plugin-8.1.7-1.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras acroread-8.1.7-1.el4.i386, acroread-plugin-8.1.7-1.el4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) acroread-8.1.7-1.el5.i386, acroread-plugin-8.1.7-1.el5.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 Extras acroread-8.1.7-1.i386, acroread-plugin-8.1.7-1.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras acroread-8.1.7-1.el4.i386, acroread-plugin-8.1.7-1.el4.i386

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2009:1499
Red Hat Desktop version 4 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2009:1499
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2009:1499
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2009:1499
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5)Fixed RHSA-2009:1499
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2009:1499
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2009:1499
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5)Fixed RHSA-2009:1499
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2009:1499
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2009:1499

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-2981
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j73r-w9hq-h7h7

References

Patch 3

Other 1

  • 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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Sources

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