CVE-2009-4778

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the PDF distiller in the Attachment Service component in Research In Motion (RIM) BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) software 4.1.3 through 4.1.7 and 5.0.0, and BlackBerry Professional Software 4.1.4, allow user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .pdf file attachment, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-3246, CVE-2009-0176, CVE-2009-0219, CVE-2009-2643, and CVE-2009-2646.

Published: 2010-04-21 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-4778 is rated High Risk (65.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.37%). High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-4778

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 2025-09-12 3.19% 2.37% -0.82%
2 2025-03-30 6.22% 3.19% -3.03%
3 2025-03-29 — 6.22% —

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-4778

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-2009-4778

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2009-4778

Impact: Per: http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=KB19860 'These vulnerabilities could enable a malicious individual to send an email message containing a specially crafted PDF file, which when opened for viewing on a BlackBerry smartphone that is associated with a user account on a BlackBerry Enterprise Server, could cause memory corruption and possibly lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) condition or arbitrary code execution on the computer that hosts the BlackBerry Attachment Service component of that BlackBerry Enterprise Server.'

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-4778

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
rim blackberry_enterprise_server 4.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:rim:blackberry_enterprise_server:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rim blackberry_enterprise_server 4.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:rim:blackberry_enterprise_server:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rim blackberry_enterprise_server 4.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:rim:blackberry_enterprise_server:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rim blackberry_enterprise_server 4.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:rim:blackberry_enterprise_server:4.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rim blackberry_enterprise_server 4.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:rim:blackberry_enterprise_server:4.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rim blackberry_enterprise_server 5.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rim:blackberry_enterprise_server:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rim blackberry_professional_software 4.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:rim:blackberry_professional_software:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-4778

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