AEGLIX vulnerability intelligence
CVE-2009-4324
HIGH · CVSS 7.8 · Analyzed
Published: 2009-12-15 · Updated: 2026-06-16 · Source: NVD
Vulnerability overview
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.
Severity and scoring
- CVSS score
- 7.8 · HIGH
- CVSS version
- 3.1
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-416
CVSS measures technical severity; it does not establish whether this vulnerability is being exploited in your environment.
Known exploitation and remediation
Listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
- Affected product
- Adobe · Acrobat and Reader
- Added to catalog
- 2022-06-08
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- CISA remediation due date
- 2022-06-22
CISA deadlines apply to the organizations covered by its directives. Confirm your own remediation requirements.
Verify affected versions and patch availability in the vendor advisory before making changes.
Affected products and versions
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
From (inclusive): 8.0
Before (exclusive): 8.2
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
From (inclusive): 9.0
Before (exclusive): 9.3
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
From (inclusive): 8.0
Before (exclusive): 8.2
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
From (inclusive): 9.0
Before (exclusive): 9.3
cpe:2.3:a:suse:linux_enterprise_debuginfo:11:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:10.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:10.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
These are NVD CPE applicability entries. Some products depend on configuration conditions; consult the official record to confirm applicability.
Advisories and references
- http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/12/new_adobe_reader_and_acrobat_v.html
Broken Link · Vendor Advisory
- http://contagiodump.blogspot.com/2009/12/virustotal-httpwww.html
Exploit · Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00009.html
Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/60980
Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37690
Broken Link · Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38138
Broken Link · Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38215
Broken Link · Vendor Advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa09-07.html
Vendor Advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-02.html
Not Applicable
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/508357
Third Party Advisory · US Government Resource
- http://www.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/revisions/7881/entry/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/adobe_media_newplayer.rb
Broken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0060.html
Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37331
Broken Link · Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
- http://www.shadowserver.org/wiki/pmwiki.php/Calendar/20091214
Broken Link
- http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/zero-day-xmas-present
Broken Link
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-013A.html
Third Party Advisory · US Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3518
Broken Link · Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0103
Broken Link
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=547799
Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54747
Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6795
Broken Link
- http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/12/new_adobe_reader_and_acrobat_v.html
Broken Link · Vendor Advisory
- http://contagiodump.blogspot.com/2009/12/virustotal-httpwww.html
Exploit · Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00009.html
Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/60980
Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37690
Broken Link · Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38138
Broken Link · Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38215
Broken Link · Vendor Advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa09-07.html
Vendor Advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-02.html
Not Applicable
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/508357
Third Party Advisory · US Government Resource
- http://www.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/revisions/7881/entry/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/adobe_media_newplayer.rb
Broken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0060.html
Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37331
Broken Link · Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
- http://www.shadowserver.org/wiki/pmwiki.php/Calendar/20091214
Broken Link
- http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/zero-day-xmas-present
Broken Link
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-013A.html
Third Party Advisory · US Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3518
Broken Link · Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0103
Broken Link
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=547799
Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54747
Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6795
Broken Link
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2009-4324
US Government Resource