acroread: Multiple DoS fixes in 8.1.7 (APSB09-15)
Published Oct 19, 2009
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.22%
Description
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.2, 8.x before 8.1.7, and possibly 7.x through 7.1.4 do not properly perform XMP-XML entity expansion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted document.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 9.1.3
- 7.0
- 7.0.1
- 7.0.2
- 7.0.3
- 7.0.4
- 7.0.5
- 7.0.6
- 7.0.7
- 7.0.8
- 7.0.9
- 7.1.0
- 7.1.1
- 7.1.3
- 8.0
- 8.1
- 8.1.1
- 8.1.2
- 8.1.3
- 8.1.4
- 8.1.6
- 9.0
- 9.1.1
- 9.1.2
Configuration 2
- ≤ 9.1.3
- 7.0
- 7.0.1
- 7.0.2
- 7.0.3
- 7.0.4
- 7.0.5
- 7.0.6
- 7.0.7
- 7.0.8
- 7.0.9
- 7.1.0
- 7.1.1
- 7.1.3
- 8.0
- 8.1
- 8.1.1
- 8.1.2
- 8.1.3
- 8.1.4
- 8.1.5
- 8.1.6
- 9.0
- 9.1
- 9.1.1
- 9.1.2
No data.
Extras for RHEL 3
acroread-0:8.1.7-1
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1499
Extras for RHEL 4
acroread-0:8.1.7-1.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1499
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
acroread-0:8.1.7-1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1499
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extras for RHEL 3 | acroread-0:8.1.7-1 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1499 |
| Extras for RHEL 4 | acroread-0:8.1.7-1.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1499 |
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | acroread-0:8.1.7-1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1499 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.22% (0.03218) | 87.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.19% (0.03191) | 86.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.79% (0.01788) | 81.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.21% (0.01209) | 85.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 7, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01209) | 83.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01026) | 81.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (10)
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023007 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-15.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36638 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-286B.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTPatchUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2898 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-2979 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=528665 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2979
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6280 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2979
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1023007 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-15.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36638 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-286B.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTPatchUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2898 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-2979 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=528665 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2979 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6280 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2979 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.