9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2009-1856
Adobe Reader Adobe Acrobat FlateDecode Filter Buffer Overflow
Description

Integer overflow in Adobe Reader 7 and Acrobat 7 before 7.1.3, Adobe Reader 8 and Acrobat 8 before 8.1.6, and Adobe Reader 9 and Acrobat 9 before 9.1.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via a PDF file containing unspecified parameters to the FlateDecode filter, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

INFO

Published Date :

June 11, 2009, 3:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2009-1856 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-1856 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Adobe acrobat
2 Adobe acrobat_reader
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2009-1856.

URL Resource
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=807
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00000.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/34580 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35496 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35655 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35685 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35734 Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-06.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1022361
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-07.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1109.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35274
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35294
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-161A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1547 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51021
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=807
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00000.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/34580 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35496 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35655 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35685 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35734 Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-06.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1022361
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-07.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1109.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35274
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35294
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-161A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1547 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51021

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

CVEs and Techniques used PDF as an attack vector.

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
54 stars 12 fork 12 watcher
Born at : June 22, 2022, 6:01 a.m. This repo has been linked 701 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2009-1856 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-1856 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/51021 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51021 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 12, 2009

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-1856 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2009-1856 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

50.66 }} 3.51%

score

0.97526

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability