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CVE-2009-3958

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-3958 describes multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the NOS Microsystems getPlus Helper ActiveX control (gp.ocx) used by Adobe Reader and Acrobat versions 8.x and 9.x on Windows and Mac OS X. This critical vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 10.0, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through unspecified initialization parameters, requiring no authentication and having complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit (EDB-11172) exists, indicating potential for exploitation, though there is no evidence of widespread active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

10.0HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
52.59%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-11172 · Jan 17, 2010
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.5259 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 51,466 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

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.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

adobepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2009-3958Critical

acroread: multiple code execution flaws (APSB10-02)

Jan 12, 2010

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00009.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/55556
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8455
adobe.com / support/security/bulletins/apsb10-02.html
PatchVendor Advisory
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/773545
US Government Resource
securityfocus.com / bid/37759
securitytracker.com / id
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA10-013A.html
US Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/0103
Vendor Advisory