CVE-2009-3958

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-3958
StatePUBLISHED
Assigneradobe
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-01-13 19:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionMultiple stack-based buffer overflows in the NOS Microsystems getPlus Helper ActiveX control before 1.6.2.49 in gp.ocx in the Download Manager in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3, and 8.x before 8.2 on Windows and Mac OS X, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified initialization parameters.

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-119 | 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
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
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
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: acoread (SUSE-SA:2010:00 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
VU#773545 - NOS Microsystems Adobe getPlus Helper ActiveX control stack buffer overflows af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
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
NOS Microsystems getPlus Help ActiveX Control Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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