Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.x before 7.1.4, 8.x before 8.1.7, and 9.x before 9.2 on Unix, when Debug mode is enabled, allow attackers to exec
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 22/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 5.9% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 93.1% of all records.
- Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
- Fixed version: acroread (Red Hat:rhel_extras:3) 0:8.1.7-1; acroread-plugin (Red Hat:rhel_extras:3) 0:8.1.7-1; acroread (Red Hat:rhel_extras:4) 0:8.1.7-1.el4.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to acroread (Red Hat:rhel_extras:3) 0:8.1.7-1; acroread-plugin (Red Hat:rhel_extras:3) 0:8.1.7-1; acroread (Red Hat:rhel_extras:4) 0:8.1.7-1.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
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.x before 7.1.4, 8.x before 8.1.7, and 9.x before 9.2 on Unix, when Debug mode is enabled, allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, related to a "format bug."
- Published
- Oct 19, 2009
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 6.0% · 93th percentile
- CWE
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Report tools
Action score
22
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 20 / 40 · 5.1 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 2 / 30 · 6.0%
Noroxi analysis
What does it mean in your environment?
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| adobe | acrobat | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat |
| adobe | acrobat reader | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- adobe acrobatup to 9.1.3 inclusive
- adobe acrobat7.0
- adobe acrobat7.0.1
- adobe acrobat7.0.2
- adobe acrobat7.0.3
- adobe acrobat7.0.4
- adobe acrobat7.0.5
- adobe acrobat7.0.6
- adobe acrobat7.0.7
- adobe acrobat7.0.8
- adobe acrobat7.0.9
- adobe acrobat7.1.0
- adobe acrobat7.1.1
- adobe acrobat7.1.3
- adobe acrobat8.0
- adobe acrobat8.1
- adobe acrobat8.1.1
- adobe acrobat8.1.2
- adobe acrobat8.1.3
- adobe acrobat8.1.4
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:3 | acroread | before 0:8.1.7-1 | 0:8.1.7-1 |
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:3 | acroread-plugin | before 0:8.1.7-1 | 0:8.1.7-1 |
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 | acroread | before 0:8.1.7-1.el4 | 0:8.1.7-1.el4 |
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 | acroread-plugin | before 0:8.1.7-1.el4 | 0:8.1.7-1.el4 |
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client | acroread | before 0:8.1.7-1.el5 | 0:8.1.7-1.el5 |
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client | acroread-plugin | before 0:8.1.7-1.el5 | 0:8.1.7-1.el5 |
Same product
adobe: all recordsOther 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 KEV96Now
- 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 KEV93Now
- CVE-2021-21017Acrobat Reader DC Heap-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Could Lead To Arbitrary Code ExecutionKEV91Now
- 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 exeKEV91Now
- 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 tKEV91Now
- 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 remotKEV90Now
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| red hat:acroread | 0:8.1.7-1 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:3 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:acroread-plugin | 0:8.1.7-1 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:3 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
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.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
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
- Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- High
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
- securitytracker.com/id?1023007
- www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-15.html
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/36638
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-286B.html
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2898
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6429
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.