CVE-2009-3953

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-3953
StatePUBLISHED
Assigneradobe
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-01-13 19:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-21 21:12:20 UTC
DescriptionThe U3D implementation in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3, 8.x before 8.2 on Windows and Mac OS X, and 7.x before 7.1.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed U3D data in a PDF document, related to a CLODProgressiveMeshDeclaration "array boundary issue," a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-2994.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.8 HIGH from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.838550000 probability, percentile 0.996620000 (date 2026-07-21)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2022-06-08; due 2022-06-22; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-787 | n/a | CWE-787 CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1ADPDECLARED8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

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

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorAdobe
ProductAcrobat and Reader
NameAdobe Acrobat and Reader Universal 3D Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Required ActionApply updates per vendor instructions.
Noteshttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3953

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Adobe Acrobat All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
Red Hat update for acroread - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 www.cisa.gov US Government Resource
Adobe Reader and Acrobat U3D Remote Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader Flaws Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Deny Service - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Adobe - Security Bulletin APSB10-02 Security updates available for Adobe Reader and Acrobat af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.adobe.com Not Applicable, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Broken Link
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Adobe Reader/Acrobat 7 Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: acoread (SUSE-SA:2010:00 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
osvdb.org/61690 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org Broken Link
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Broken Link
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA10-013A -- Adobe Reader and Acrobat Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Bug 554293 – CVE-2009-3953 CVE-2009-3954 CVE-2009-3955 CVE-2009-3959 acroread: multiple code execution flaws (APSB10-02) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking
The Metasploit Framework - Module Browser af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.metasploit.com Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
ADP2022-06-08T00:00:00.000ZCVE-2009-3953 added to CISA KEV

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