CVE-2009-0927Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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.

8.8 HIGHEPSS 96.63%⚡ Known Exploited (CISA KEV)NVD: Analyzed

Last updated: 2026-06-16 23:06 UTC

OverviewCVSS details

8.8HIGHCVSS 3.1

Score source: NVD
NVD status: Analyzed
Published: Mar 19, 2009
Assigner: mitre

Affected

acrobat reader (adobe)

Versions: 7.0 before 7.1.1 · 8.0 before 8.1.3
Fixed in: 7.1.1, 8.1.3, 9.1

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Exploitation

Public exploit: Yes · 1 reference
CISA KEV: Listed · Mar 25, 2022
KEV due date: Apr 15, 2022
Ransomware use: Unknown
SSVC: Exploitation active · Automatable no · Impact total

EPSS · FIRST, scored Nov 7

96.63%chance of exploitation in 30 days

Higher than 99.88% of CVEs

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

8.8High

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

Attack vector: Network
Attack complexity: Low
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality impact: High
Integrity impact: High
Availability impact: High

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

9.3High

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack vector: Network
Attack complexity: Medium
Authentication: None
Confidentiality impact: Complete
Integrity impact: Complete
Availability impact: Complete

NVD status: Analyzed

Overview Affected Products References

NVD CVE.org

Overview

Severity

Score	Severity	Version	Vector String
8.8	HIGH	3.1NVD	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.3	HIGH	2.0NVD	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CISA required action

⚡ Known exploited · remediation due Apr 15, 2022

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Details

CVE ID: CVE-2009-0927
Status: Analyzed
Assigner (CNA): mitre
Published: Mar 19, 2009
Last modified: 2026-06-16 23:06 UTC
Weaknesses: CWE-20
CWE-121

Sources

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