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CVE-2009-1492· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

The getAnnots Doc method in the JavaScript API in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.1, 8.1.4, 7.1.1, and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Plan (action score 45/100)

  • Public proof-of-concept code exists (Exploit-DB); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 25.5% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 97.9% of all records.
  • Fixed version: acroread (Red Hat:rhel_extras:3) 0:8.1.5-2; acroread-plugin (Red Hat:rhel_extras:3) 0:8.1.5-2; acroread (Red Hat:rhel_extras:4) 0:8.1.5-1.el4.

Add it to your regular patch cycle. Upgrade to acroread (Red Hat:rhel_extras:3) 0:8.1.5-2; acroread-plugin (Red Hat:rhel_extras:3) 0:8.1.5-2; acroread (Red Hat:rhel_extras:4) 0:8.1.5-1.el4 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

The getAnnots Doc method in the JavaScript API in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.1, 8.1.4, 7.1.1, and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or execute arbitrary code via a PDF file that contains an annotation, and has an OpenAction entry with JavaScript code that calls this method with crafted integer arguments.

CriticalCVSS 9.3 · v2.0—Proof of concept Fix available
Published
Apr 30, 2009
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
25.5% · 98th percentile

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Action score

45

Plan

Add it to your regular patch cycle.

CVSS
37 / 40 · 9.3 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
8 / 30 · 25.5%

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
adobeacrobat
adobeacrobat reader

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • adobe acrobat7.0 and later · up to 7.1.1 inclusive
  • adobe acrobat8.0 and later · up to 8.1.4 inclusive
  • adobe acrobat9.0 and later · up to 9.1 inclusive
  • adobe acrobat reader7.0 and later · up to 7.1.1 inclusive
  • adobe acrobat reader8.0 and later · up to 8.1.4 inclusive
  • adobe acrobat reader9.0 and later · up to 9.1 inclusive

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Red Hat:rhel_extras:3acroreadbefore 0:8.1.5-20:8.1.5-2
Red Hat:rhel_extras:3acroread-pluginbefore 0:8.1.5-20:8.1.5-2
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4acroreadbefore 0:8.1.5-1.el40:8.1.5-1.el4
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4acroread-pluginbefore 0:8.1.5-1.el40:8.1.5-1.el4
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::clientacroreadbefore 0:8.1.5-1.el50:8.1.5-1.el5
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::clientacroread-pluginbefore 0:8.1.5-1.el50:8.1.5-1.el5

Same product

adobe: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2011-2462Unspecified vulnerability in the U3D component in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.1.1 and earlier on Windows and Mac OS X, and Adobe Reader 9.x KEV
    96Now
  • CVE-2013-3346Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.5, 10.x before 10.1.7, and 11.x before 11.0.03 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a KEV
    93Now
  • CVE-2021-21017Acrobat Reader DC Heap-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Could Lead To Arbitrary Code ExecutionKEV
    91Now
  • CVE-2009-3459Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.x before 7.1.4, 8.x before 8.1.7, and 9.x before 9.2 allows remote attackers to exeKEV
    91Now
  • CVE-2008-2992Stack-based buffer overflow in Adobe Acrobat and Reader 8.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PDF file tKEV
    91Now
  • CVE-2009-3953The 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 remotKEV
    90Now

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
red hat:acroread0:8.1.5-2 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:3Package registry (OSV)
red hat:acroread-plugin0:8.1.5-2 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:3Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

  • Exploit-DB entry ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entryremote2009-04-29

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. First PoC-2 d
  2. Published
  3. TodayOct 15, 2026+6377 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

    If successful

    Confidentiality
    C · data can be read
    Integrity
    C · data or configuration can be modified
    Availability
    C · the service can be disrupted
    Attack complexity
    M
    Confidentiality impact
    C
    Integrity impact
    C
    Availability impact
    C

    Weakness class (CWE)

    CWE-399 · Resource Management Errors

    CVSS vector

    AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

    nvd-primary

    Attack context

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    Change log

    1. Fix✗ → ✓

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    References

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