CVE-2009-3956 describes a critical script injection vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat versions 8.x and 9.x on Windows and Mac OS X, stemming from the default disabled state of the Enhanced Security feature. This flaw, demonstrated via Acrobat Forms Data Format (FDF) behavior, allows for cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks with user assistance. With a CVSS score of 10.0, it presents a severe risk of complete compromise (confidentiality, integrity, availability) through a low-complexity network attack requiring no authentication. Despite its critical severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.