HIGH
acroread: Multiple arbitrary code execution fixes in 8.1.7 (APSB09-15)
Published Oct 19, 2009
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 68.67%
Description
Array index error in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.2, 8.x before 8.1.7, and possibly 7.x through 7.1.4 might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
OR
- ≤ 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
OR
- ≤ 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.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
68.67% 0.68669
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.68669
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 (23 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 68.67% (0.68669) | 99.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 68.45% (0.68450) | 99.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 7, 2026 | 87.95% (0.87952) | 99.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 9, 2026 | 89.13% (0.89125) | 99.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 30, 2025 | 87.91% (0.87912) | 99.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 89.23% (0.89227) | 99.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 97.34% (0.97343) | 99.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 9, 2024 | 97.28% (0.97277) | 99.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 29, 2024 | 97.30% (0.97304) | 99.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 18, 2024 | 97.17% (0.97174) | 99.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2024 | 97.26% (0.97260) | 99.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 7, 2023 | 97.35% (0.97349) | 99.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 22, 2023 | 97.34% (0.97340) | 99.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 7, 2023 | 97.17% (0.97173) | 99.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 25, 2023 | 97.34% (0.97339) | 99.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 12, 2023 | 97.09% (0.97095) | 99.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 97.42% (0.97419) | 99.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 17, 2023 | 97.44% (0.97439) | 99.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.52% (0.97524) | 99.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 92.64% (0.92645) | 99.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 18, 2022 | 92.64% (0.92645) | 99.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 17, 2022 | 44.80% (0.44799) | 98.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 92.64% (0.92645) | 99.90th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
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-2009-2990 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=528659 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2990
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6371 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2990
| 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-2009-2990 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=528659 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2990 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6371 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2990 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 19, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Aug 27, 2009
Link CVE-2009-2990
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a