Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 8.2.4 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-3953. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader (Document Reader Software). This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The 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 remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed U3D data in a PDF document, related to a CLODProgressiveMeshDeclaration "array boundary issue," a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-2994.

The weakness was published 01/12/2010 (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-3953. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as attacked. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 44128 (openSUSE Security Update : acroread (acroread-1849)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116768 (Adobe Reader and Acrobat Vulnerability (APSA09-07, APSB10-02)). The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 06/08/2022 with a due date of 06/22/2022:

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Upgrading to version 9.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (16622), Zero-Day.cz (286), Tenable (44128), SecurityFocus (BID 37758†) and OSVDB (61690†). Similar entries are available at VDB-4072, VDB-51531, VDB-51530 and VDB-51529. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Attacked
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Nessus ID: 44128
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : acroread (acroread-1849)
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OpenVAS ID: 800427
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Reader/Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities - Jan10 (Win)
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MetaSploit ID: adobe_u3d_meshdecl.rb
MetaSploit Name: Adobe U3D CLODProgressiveMeshDeclaration Array Overrun
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 9.0
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-3953 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-3953
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51525

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X-Force: 55551
SecurityFocus: 37758
OSVDB: 61690 - Adobe Reader / Acrobat U3D Implementation Array Boundary Arbitrary Code Execution
SecurityTracker: 1023446
Vulnerability Center: 24609 - [APSB10-02] Adobe Acrobat Prior to 9.3 U3D Remote Code Execution or DoS Vulnerability via Unknown Vectors, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 04/22/2026 05:26
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (42), 04/07/2017 10:45 (28), 08/31/2021 07:15 (3), 08/31/2021 07:21 (7), 08/31/2021 07:27 (1), 04/26/2024 19:30 (24), 06/28/2024 21:08 (13), 07/18/2024 14:34 (2), 09/09/2024 22:30 (1), 01/25/2025 19:23 (3), 02/04/2025 23:22 (11), 10/14/2025 18:28 (3), 04/22/2026 05:26 (11)
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