CVE-2009-3462

Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.x before 7.1.4, 8.x before 8.1.7, and 9.x before 9.2 on Unix, when Debug mode is enabled, allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, related to a "format bug."

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-2009-3462 is rated Moderate Risk (55.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.92%, 92th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +2.44% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-3462

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 2026-06-15 3.48% 5.92% +2.44%
2 2025-06-15 6.69% 3.48% -3.21%
3 2025-03-30 — 6.69% —

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-3462

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.1 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 4.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-3462

OS Trackers for CVE-2009-3462

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2009-3462: 1 GLSA(s) (200910-03), 1 atom(s) (app-text/acroread); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2009-3462
redhat critical — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3462
ubuntu medium CVE-2009-3462 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-2009-3462

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2009-3462

Impact: Per: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-15.html This update resolves a Unix-only format bug when running in Debug mode that could lead to arbitrary code execution

Solution: Per: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-15.html Adobe Reader Adobe Reader users on Windows can find the appropriate update here: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=10&platform=Windows. Adobe Reader users on Macintosh can find the appropriate update here: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=10&platform=Macintosh. Adobe Reader users on UNIX can find the appropriate update here: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=10&platform=Unix. 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-2009-3462

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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader <= 9.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 7.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 7.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 7.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 7.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 7.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 7.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 7.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 7.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 7.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 7.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 7.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 7.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 8.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 8.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 8.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 8.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 8.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 8.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 8.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 9.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 9.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-3462

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