CVE-2009-3431 describes a stack consumption vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat versions 9.1.3 and earlier, 8.1.6 and earlier, and potentially 7.1.4 and earlier. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (application crash) by providing a maliciously crafted PDF file containing an excessive number of open square bracket characters within an alert method argument. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, with a low attack complexity and no authentication required, leading to a potential denial of service. While not actively exploited in the wild (no KEV entry), public exploit code is available via ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0:*:professional:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0:*:standard:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.1:*:professional:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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