CVE-2009-2989

Integer overflow in Adobe 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.

Published: 2009-10-19 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-2989 is rated High Risk (70.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 50.80%, 98th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-2989

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 2026-03-10 51.72% 50.80% -0.92%
2 2025-03-30 56.29% 51.72% -4.57%
3 2025-03-29 — 56.29% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-2989

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
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-2009-2989

OS Trackers for CVE-2009-2989

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2009-2989 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (acroread), 6 status rows across 6 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): released 5, ignored 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-2989

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2009-2989

Impact: Per: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-15.html This update resolves an integer overflow that could potentially lead to code execution. This issue is specific to Acrobat and does not affect Adobe Reader. (CVE-2009-2989). NOTE: this issue is resolved in the Acrobat 9.2 and 8.1.7 updates.

Solution: Per: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-15.html Solution Acrobat Acrobat Standard and Pro users on Windows can find the appropriate update here: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=1&platform=Windows. Acrobat Pro Extended users on Windows can find the appropriate update here: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=158&platform=Windows Acrobat 3D users on Windows can find the appropriate update here: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=112&platform=Windows. Acrobat Pro users on Macintosh can find the appropriate update here: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=1&platform=Macintosh.

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-2989

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
adobe acrobat <= 9.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 7.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 7.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 7.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 7.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 7.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 7.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 7.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 7.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 7.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 7.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 7.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 7.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 8.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 8.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 8.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 8.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 8.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 8.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 9.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 9.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-2989

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