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Vulnerability · CVE-2009-3953

Adobe Acrobat and Reader Universal 3D Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published Jan 13, 2010 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Adobe Acrobat and Reader

Patch now

CVE-2009-3953 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Jun 22, 2022. Confirm Adobe Acrobat and Reader against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
High8.8
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
83.22%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe adobe/acrobat · cpe opensuse/opensuse · cpe suse/linux enterprise · cpe suse/linux enterprise debuginfo · vendor Adobe Acrobat and Reader · vendor n/a n/a

The 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.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe adobe/acrobatversion 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
  • vendor n/a n/aversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2009-3953

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2009-3953 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Jun 22, 2022. Confirm Adobe Acrobat and Reader against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with suse/linux enterprise 10.0; suse/linux enterprise debuginfo 11. Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-119: Buffer Overflow; CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write. EPSS 83.22%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jan 13, 2010 · Catalog

    Detected

    The 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.

  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

    The 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.

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2009-3953

    Adobe Acrobat and Reader contains an array boundary issue in Universal 3D (U3D) support that could lead to remote code execution.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2009-3953

    The 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

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2009-3953

    30-day exploitation probability 83.2%

    first.org
  • Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference16622

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

    exploit-db.com
  • Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleexploit_windows/fileformat/adobe_u3d_meshdecl

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

    rapid7.com
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2009-3953

    The 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

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2009-3953

    Adobe Acrobat and Reader contains an array boundary issue in Universal 3D (U3D) support that could lead to remote code execution.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.