CVE-2009-2996 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability affecting Adobe Reader and Acrobat versions 7.x, 8.x, and 9.x prior to their respective patched releases. This flaw could lead to a denial of service or, more critically, arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it is remotely exploitable with medium attack complexity, allowing unauthenticated attackers to achieve full confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. Despite its high severity and potential for significant impact, there is no public exploit code available, nor is it listed on the CISA KEV catalog, indicating no active exploitation. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 9.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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