CVE-2009-3956

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-3956
StatePUBLISHED
Assigneradobe
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-01-13 19:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe default configuration of Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3, and 8.x before 8.2 on Windows and Mac OS X, does not enable the Enhanced Security feature, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors, related to a "script injection vulnerability," as demonstrated by Acrobat Forms Data Format (FDF) behavior that allows cross-site scripting (XSS) by user-assisted remote attackers.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 10 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-16 | n/a

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Adobe Acrobat 3.0 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 3.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 4.0 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 4.0.5 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 4.0.5a All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 4.0.5c All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 5.0 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 5.0.10 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 5.0.5 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 5.0.6 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 6.0 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 6.0.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 6.0.2 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 6.0.3 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 6.0.4 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 6.0.5 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 6.0.6 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 7.0 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 7.0.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 7.0.2 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 7.0.3 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 7.0.4 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 7.0.5 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 7.0.6 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 7.0.7 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 7.0.8 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 7.0.9 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 7.1.0 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 7.1.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 7.1.2 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 7.1.3 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 7.1.4 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 8.0 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 8.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 8.1.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 8.1.2 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 8.1.3 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 8.1.4 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 8.1.5 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 8.1.6 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 8.1.7 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 9.0 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 9.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 9.1.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 9.1.2 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 9.1.3 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat All All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.01 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.02 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0.5 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0.5a All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0.5c All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.5 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0.10 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0.11 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0.5 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0.6 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0.7 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0.9 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0.2 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0.3 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0.4 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0.5 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.2 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.3 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.4 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.5 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.6 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.7 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.8 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.9 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.1.0 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.1.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.1.2 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.1.3 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.0 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.2 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.4 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.5 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.6 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.7 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.0 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.1.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.1.2 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.1.3 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader All All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Adobe Reader and Acrobat Forms Data Format Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Red Hat update for acroread - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Files ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.packetstormsecurity.org
Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.stratsec.net
Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader Flaws Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Deny Service - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Adobe - Security Bulletin APSB10-02 Security updates available for Adobe Reader and Acrobat af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.adobe.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Adobe Reader/Acrobat 7 Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: acoread (SUSE-SA:2010:00 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Bug 554296 – CVE-2009-3956 acroread: script injection vulnerability (APSB10-02) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA10-013A -- Adobe Reader and Acrobat Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov US Government Resource
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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