Is CVE-2009-0927 in the CISA KEV catalog?

Yes. CVE-2009-0927 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, added 2022-03-25.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2009-0927?

CVE-2009-0927 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2009-0927?

CVE-2009-0927 has an EPSS score of 96.63% (100th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2009-0927?

Upgrade acrobat reader to 9.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2009-0927

HIGHCISA KEVEPSS 100th pctl

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat 9 before 9.1, 8 before 8.1.3 , and 7 before 7.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted argument to the getIcon method of a Collab object, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-0658.

CWE-20Improper Input Validation CWE-121Stack-based Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

acrobat readerNVD

Affected:>= 9.0, < 9.1Fixed in:9.1CVE-2009-0927derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

96.63%probability of exploitation in 30 days

100thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Stack-based buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Remediation due: 2022-04-15

References

Patch1

adobe.com

Third-Party Advisory14

Government Resource1

cisa.gov

Other references1

sunsolve.sun.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

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CVE-2024-3400	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-45105	Medium	5.9	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-44228	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-21985	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2018-7600	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2020-3452	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix

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