CVE-2009-0193 is a critical heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability affecting Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 9 prior to 9.1, 8 prior to 8.1.4, and 7 prior to 7.1.1. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system by enticing a user to open a specially crafted PDF file containing a malformed JBIG2 symbol dictionary segment. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, medium attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit intelligence like Metasploit or ExploitDB entries are noted, and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage, the potential for remote code execution makes it a significant risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 7.0, < 7.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 8.0, < 8.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 9.0, < 9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub 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.