CVE-2009-4764 describes a critical vulnerability in Adobe Reader 8.x and 9.x on Windows, allowing embedded executable files within PDF documents to be launched. This flaw enables remote attackers to trick users into executing arbitrary code, posing a significant risk. With a CVSS score of 9.3 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C), it indicates a high-severity vulnerability that can be exploited remotely with moderate complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion has been identified, the potential for severe impact warrants attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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