Known exploited vulnerability
CVE-2009-4324
The short answer
CVE-2009-4324 affects n/a n/a and is rated high (CVSS 7.8). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-06-08: attackers are using it, so patch it first.
What it is
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.
Weakness: CWE-416.
Severity
7.8 high
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploited (CISA KEV)
Yes, since Jun 8, 2022
Federal due date Jun 22, 2022
EPSS, next 30 days
82%
Higher than 100% of scored CVEs
How it can be exploited
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
What CISA says to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Affected products
n/a. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=547799 Issue Tracking
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54747 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6795 Broken Link
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=547799 Issue Tracking
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54747 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6795 Broken Link
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2009-4324 US Government Resource
Questions
Is CVE-2009-4324 being exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2009-4324 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-06-08, with a federal remediation due date of 2022-06-22.
How do I fix CVE-2009-4324?
CISA's required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Analyzed. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.
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