Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Adobe Acrobat and Reader Universal 3D Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2009-3953
The U3D implementation in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3, 8.x before 8.2 on Windows and Mac OS X, and 7.x before 7.1.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed U3D data in a PDF document, related to a CLODProgressiveMeshDeclaration "array boundary issue," a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-2994.
CISA KEV
SSVC: Active Exploitation
CVSS Base Score
8.8
HIGH
Exploitability:2.9
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:83.57%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-787 ↗CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| adobe | acrobat | all |
| apple | mac_os_x | all |
| microsoft | windows | all |
| suse | linux_enterprise_debuginfo | 11 |
| opensuse | opensuse | 11.1, 11.2 |
| suse | linux_enterprise | 10.0 |
References & Technical Advisories
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Threat Intelligence Signals
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Adobe Systems Incorporated · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2009-11-16T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2010-01-13T19:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2010-01-12 |
| Last Updated | 2025-10-22T00:05:53 |
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