CVE-2009-4324

Summary

CVE	CVE-2009-4324
State	PUBLISHED
Assigner	adobe
Source Priority	CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published	2009-12-15 02:30:00 UTC
Updated	2026-04-21 21:12:37 UTC
Description	Use-after-free vulnerability in the Doc.media.newPlayer method in Multimedia.api in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3, and 8.x before 8.2 on Windows and Mac OS X, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file using ZLib compressed streams, as exploited in the wild in December 2009.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.818060000 probability, percentile 0.996120000 (date 2026-07-22)

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

Problem Types: CWE-416 | n/a | CWE-416 CWE-416 Use After Free

Version	Source	Type	Score	Severity	Vector
3.1	[email protected]	Primary	7.8	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
3.1	ADP	DECLARED	7.8	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
3.1	134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0	Secondary	7.8	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
2.0	[email protected]	Primary	9.3		`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector

Network

Access Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

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

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Vendor	Adobe
Product	Acrobat and Reader
Name	Adobe Acrobat and Reader Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Required Action	Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4324

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language
Application	Adobe	Acrobat	All	All	All	All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

Source	Vendor	Product	Version	Platforms
CNA	Na	N/a	affected n/a	Not specified

References

Reference	Source	Link	Tags
IBM X-Force Exchange	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.vupen.com	Broken Link
Red Hat update for acroread - Advisories - Community	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	secunia.com	Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog	134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0	www.cisa.gov	US Government Resource
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.vupen.com	Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
Adobe Reader/Acrobat Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	secunia.com	Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
Zero-Day Xmas Present \| Symantec Connect	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.symantec.com	Broken Link
Metasploit Framework - /modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/adobe_media_newplayer.rb - Metasploit Redmine Interface	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.metasploit.com	Broken Link
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#508357	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.kb.cert.org	Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Adobe - Security Bulletin APSB10-02 Security updates available for Adobe Reader and Acrobat	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.adobe.com	Not Applicable
547799 – (CVE-2009-4324) CVE-2009-4324 acroread: media.newplayer JavaScript API code execution vulnerability (APSB10-02)	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	bugzilla.redhat.com	Issue Tracking
Support	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.redhat.com	Broken Link
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 'newplayer()' JavaScript Method Remote Code Execution Vulnerability	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.securityfocus.com	Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
contagio: Dec.11 Adobe 0 day CVE-2009-4324 Attack of the Day (#1). Fwd: Reference from [email protected] Fri 2009-12-11 01:08	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	contagiodump.blogspot.com	Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Adobe Reader/Acrobat 7 Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	secunia.com	Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
Adobe - Security Advisories: APSA09-07 - Security Advisory for Adobe Reader and Acrobat	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.adobe.com	Vendor Advisory
[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/60980	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	osvdb.org	Broken Link
New Adobe Reader and Acrobat Vulnerability - Adobe Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT)	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	blogs.adobe.com	Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
Shadowserver Foundation - Calendar - 2009-12-14	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.shadowserver.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
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

No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.

Additional Advisory Data

Source	Time	Event
ADP	2022-06-08T00:00:00.000Z	CVE-2009-4324 added to CISA KEV

There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.