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CVE-2009-4324

Adobe Acrobat and Reader Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Published Dec 14, 2009 · updated Jun 16, 2026 · adobe acrobat

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.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

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  1. Dec 14, 2009 · Catalog

    Detected

    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.

  2. Jun 8, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. Jun 22, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    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.

Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA due date Jun 22, 2022

Affected

  • cpe adobe/acrobatversion unspecified
  • cpe adobe/acrobat readerversion unspecified
  • cpe opensuse/opensuse11.1
  • cpe opensuse/opensuse11.2
  • cpe suse/linux enterprise10.0
  • cpe suse/linux enterprise debuginfo11
  • vendor Adobe Acrobat and Readerversion unspecified

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2009-4324

    Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat and Reader allows remote attackers to execute code via a crafted PDF file.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2009-4324

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2009-4324

    30-day exploitation probability 81.9%

    first.org
  • Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference10618

    Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference16503

    Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference16623

    Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleexploit_windows/browser/adobe_media_newplayer

    Public module reference (good). Module source is not copied into this catalog.

    rapid7.com
  • Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleexploit_windows/fileformat/adobe_media_newplayer

    Public module reference (good). Module source is not copied into this catalog.

    rapid7.com
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2009-4324

    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 expl

    nvd.nist.gov

References