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Vulnerability record

CVE-2009-3953

Adobe Acrobat and Reader Universal 3D Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

HighExploitation confirmedCISA KEV
What should I do?

This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: attackers are using it. If you run Acrobat and Reader, fix it now.

CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

US federal civilian agencies must remediate by Jun 22, 2022.

Patch status

Official fix available since

Apply the vendor's update to every affected system. Check the fixed-in versions below where known.

Basis: NVD patch reference

Description

The U3D implementation in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3, 8.x before 8.2 on Windows and Mac OS X, and 7.x before 7.1.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed U3D data in a PDF document, related to a CLODProgressiveMeshDeclaration "array boundary issue," a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-2994.

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database. Official vulnerability data, reproduced as published.

Affected products

ProductVendorAffected versionsFixed inSource
AcrobatAdobe>= 7.0, < 7.1.4; >= 8.0, < 8.2; >= 9.0, < 9.37.1.4; 8.2; 9.3NVD
Acrobat and ReaderAdobe——KEV

Sources: NVD = NIST National Vulnerability Database; KEV = CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Intelligence timeline

Developments from the last 30 days, newest first.

  1. CVSS scoredUpdateKEV

    CVE-2009-3953 scored CVSS 8.8: Adobe Acrobat and Reader, Adobe Acrobat and Reader Universal 3D Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    CISA lists this as exploited in the wild. Unpatched Acrobat and Reader systems are exposed to active attacks now.

    Basis: NIST National Vulnerability Database

  2. Patch releasedUpdateKEV

    Patch released for CVE-2009-3953: Adobe Acrobat and Reader, Adobe Acrobat and Reader Universal 3D Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    An official fix is now available for Adobe Acrobat and Reader. This vulnerability is being exploited, so apply it promptly.

    Basis: NVD patch reference

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