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TI-2009-04087 Aliases CVE-2009-4324GHSA-rv25-qx26-27xv

Use-after-free vulnerability in the Doc.media.newPlayer method in Multimedia.api in Adobe…

Priority CRITICAL 93Exploited in the wildCWE-416Published · 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 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2022-06-08CISA due date 2022-06-22
EPSS 0.8188 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 3 advisories

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Active
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

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

CPE configurations NVD · 9

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 to before 8.2; 9.0 to before 9.3VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 to before 8.2; 9.0 to before 9.3VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onApple
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:suse:linux_enterprise_debuginfo:11:-:*:*:*:*:*:*11VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.1VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.2VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:10.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0 sp2VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:10.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0 sp3VulnerableSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 to before 8.2; 9.0 to before 9.3 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 to before 8.2; 9.0 to before 9.3 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:suse:linux_enterprise_debuginfo:11:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.2 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:10.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 sp2 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:10.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 sp3 Vulnerable ·SUSE

Remediation

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2010:0060 Released 2010-01-20 · Red Hat rating Critical
    acroread security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras acroread-uninstall-9.3-3.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 Extras acroread-uninstall-9.3-3.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 Extras acroread-uninstall-9.3-3.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 Extras acroread-uninstall-9.3-3.i386
  • RHSA-2010:0038 Released 2010-01-13 · Red Hat rating Critical
    acroread security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras acroread-9.3-1.el4.i386, acroread-plugin-9.3-1.el4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras acroread-9.3-1.el4.i386, acroread-plugin-9.3-1.el4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras acroread-9.3-1.el4.i386, acroread-plugin-9.3-1.el4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras acroread-9.3-1.el4.i386, acroread-plugin-9.3-1.el4.i386
  • RHSA-2010:0037 Released 2010-01-13 · Red Hat rating Critical
    acroread security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) acroread-9.3-1.el5.i386, acroread-plugin-9.3-1.el5.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) acroread-9.3-1.el5.i386, acroread-plugin-9.3-1.el5.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-2010:0060
Red Hat Desktop version 4 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2010:0038
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2010:0060
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2010:0038
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5)Fixed RHSA-2010:0037
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2010:0060
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2010:0038
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5)Fixed RHSA-2010:0037
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2010:0060
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2010:0038

Timeline

  1. 2022-06-08 Added to CISA KEV
  2. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-4324
  3. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rv25-qx26-27xv

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 7

Other 8

  • 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
See all 1413 →

Sources

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