An unspecified ActiveX control in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.2, 8.x before 8.1.7, and possibly 7.x through 7.1.4 does not properly validate input, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via unknown vectors
Published Oct 19, 2009
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.90%
Description
An unspecified ActiveX control in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.2, 8.x before 8.1.7, and possibly 7.x through 7.1.4 does not properly validate input, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via unknown vectors.
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.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
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 (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.90% (0.04902) | 91.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.86% (0.04862) | 90.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.15% (0.02148) | 82.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.10% (0.04097) | 80.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.15% (0.02148) | 83.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00256) | 65.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 7, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00256) | 65.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 7, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00256) | 63.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 12, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00217) | 58.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00225) | 58.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.31% (0.01308) | 68.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 18, 2022 | 1.31% (0.01308) | 67.00th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 52.96th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.31% (0.01308) | 65.97th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.31% (0.01308) | 41.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- 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://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6054 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| 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://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6054 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
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