Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Adobe Acrobat and Reader Use-After-Free Vulnerability
CVE-2009-4324
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.
CISA KEV
SSVC: Active Exploitation
CVSS Base Score
7.8
HIGH
Exploitability:1.9
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:81.86%
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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-416 ↗CWE-416 Use After Free
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| adobe | acrobat | all |
| adobe | acrobat_reader | 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
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Adobe Systems Incorporated · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2009-12-14T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2009-12-15T02:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2009-12-14 |
| Last Updated | 2025-10-22T00:05:53 |
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