CVE-2009-3431
mediumpriority · track · 38EPSS 0.220 · 98 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Stack consumption vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.1.3, 9.1.2, 9.1.1, and earlier 9.x versions; 8.1.6 and earlier 8.x versions; and possibly 7.1.4 and earlier 7.x versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a PDF file with a large number of [ (open square bracket) characters in the argument to the alert method. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-33017Adobe Acrobat 9.1.3 - Stack Exhaustion Denial of Servicefunctional · exploit_db
affected products (48)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (12)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023007enisa_euvd
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-15.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35148enisa_euvd
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-286B.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2898enisa_euvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6532enisa_euvd
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023007nvd
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-15.htmlnvd
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