CVE-2009-0658

Exp

Buffer overflow in Adobe Reader 9.0 and earlier, and Acrobat 9.0 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document, related to a non-JavaScript function call and possibly an embedded JBIG2 image stream, as exploited in the wild in February 2009 by Trojan.Pidief.E.

Published: 2009-02-20 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-0658 is rated High Exploit Risk (81.4/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 92.29%, 100th percentile). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2009-0658

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16672 exploit_db edb 2010-09-25 Exploit-DB ↗
16593 exploit_db edb 2010-06-15 Exploit-DB ↗
8099 exploit_db edb 2009-02-23 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-0658

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-30 92.01% 92.29% +0.28%
2 2026-04-12 90.80% 92.01% +1.21%
3 2025-03-30 — 90.80% —

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-0658

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 5.9 [email protected]
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-0658

OS Trackers for CVE-2009-0658

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2009-0658: 1 GLSA(s) (200904-17), 1 atom(s) (app-text/acroread); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2009-0658
redhat critical — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0658
ubuntu medium CVE-2009-0658 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (acroread), 6 status rows across 6 suites (dapper, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, upstream): not-affected 3, DNE 1, ignored 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-0658

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-0658

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
adobe acrobat >= 7.0, <= 7.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat >= 8.0, <= 8.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader >= 7.0, <= 7.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader >= 8.0, <= 8.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-0658

URL Tags
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?n&storyid=5902 Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00005.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010.html Third Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/52073 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/33901 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34392 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34490 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34706 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34790 Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-17.xml Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-256788-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa09-01.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-04.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/905281 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0376.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33751 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021739 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.shadowserver.org/wiki/pmwiki.php?n=Calendar.20090219 Third Party Advisory
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2009-021212-5523-99&tabid=2 Third Party Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-051A.html Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0472 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1019 Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48825 VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5697 Tool Signature
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8090 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8099 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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