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CVE-2009-0658

Reader

Adobe / Reader

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Severity
CVSS 7.8 · High
Confidence
High
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
87.8%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

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What it is

CVE-2009-0658 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Adobe Reader. Buffer overflow in Adobe Reader 9.0 and earlier, and Acrobat 9.0 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted...

Is it exploited?

Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is high.

Who is affected?

Adobe / Reader.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

Reader

Buffer overflow in Adobe Reader 9.0 and earlier, and Acrobat 9.0 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document, related to a non-JavaScript function call and possibly an embedded JBIG2 image stream, as exploited in the wild in February 2009 by Trojan.Pidief.E.

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Published
20 Feb 2009
Exploitation Reported
20 Feb 2009
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required

Tags

java

CVE References

  • CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0658
  • RHSA-2009:0376 redhat.com · Vendor Advisory http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0376.html
  • SUSE-SA:2009:014 lists.opensuse.org · Vendor Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00005...
  • 256788 sunsolve.sun.com · Vendor Advisory http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-256788-1
  • GLSA-200904-17 security.gentoo.org · Vendor Advisory http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-17.xml
  • SUSE-SR:2009:009 lists.opensuse.org · Vendor Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010...
  • 34790 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/34790
  • TA09-051A us-cert.gov · Third-Party Advisory http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-051A.html
  • 34490 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/34490
  • 33901 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/33901
  • 34392 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/34392
  • 34706 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/34706
  • ADV-2009-0472 vupen.com · Third-Party Advisory http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0472
  • VU#905281 kb.cert.org · Third-Party Advisory http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/905281
  • 8099 exploit-db.com · Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8099
  • 8090 exploit-db.com · Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8090
  • oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5697 oval.cisecurity.org · VDB Entry https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.m...
  • 52073 osvdb.org · VDB Entry http://osvdb.org/52073
  • 33751 securityfocus.com · VDB Entry http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33751
  • adobe-acrobat-reader-image-bo(48825) exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com · VDB Entry https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48825
  • 1021739 securitytracker.com · VDB Entry http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021739
  • ADV-2009-1019 vupen.com · VDB Entry http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1019
  • shadowserver.org/wiki/pmwiki.php shadowserver.org · CVE Record http://www.shadowserver.org/wiki/pmwiki.php?n=Calendar.20090219
  • adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-04.html adobe.com · CVE Record http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-04.html
  • isc.sans.org/diary.html isc.sans.org · CVE Record http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?n&storyid=5902
  • adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa09-01.html adobe.com · CVE Record http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa09-01.html
  • symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp symantec.com · CVE Record http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2009-0212...

Exploitation evidence

Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

CVE

Recorded 20 Feb 2009

Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.

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Source Added
CVE First 2009-02-20 19:00 UTC

Detection

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Observed signals

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User-Agents
0

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Scanner coverage

No scanner integrations recorded yet.

Virtual patch status

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

87.8%

Weaknesses

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer CWE-119

All CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1 7.8 High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 9.3 High

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

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. Added to KEV Intelligence KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  2. CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  3. CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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  "cve_id": "CVE-2009-0658",
  "confidence": "High",
  "cvss_score": 7.8,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.87832,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}

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