{"cve":"CVE-2009-3459","nvd":{"published":"2009-10-13T10:30:00.577","modified":"2026-06-16T23:11:38.727","status":"Analyzed","description":"Heap-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 execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file that triggers memory corruption, as exploited in the wild in October 2009. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.8},"cwes":["CWE-119","CWE-122"],"references":["http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/10/adobe_reader_and_acrobat_issue_1.html","http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=7300","http://secunia.com/advisories/36983","http://securitytracker.com/id?1023007","http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-15.html"],"products":["adobe:acrobat","adobe:acrobat_reader"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:54:26.868835795+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2009-3459","score":0.86646,"percentile":0.9974,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":{"cve":"CVE-2009-3459","date_added":"2026-05-20","due_date":"2026-06-03","vendor":"Adobe","product":"Acrobat and Reader","known_ransomware":false},"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}