Executive Summary

Informations
Name CVE-2009-4324 First vendor Publication 2009-12-14
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2025-02-13

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Overall CVSS Score 7.8
Base Score 7.8 Environmental Score 7.8
impact SubScore 5.9 Temporal Score 7.8
Exploitabality Sub Score 1.8
 
Attack Vector Local Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High Availability Impact High
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Cvss Base Score 9.3 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 10 Attack Complexity Medium
Cvss Expoit Score 8.6 Authentication None Required
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Detail

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.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-4324

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-416 Use After Free

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21374
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21374
Title: RHSA-2010:0037: acroread security and bug fix update (Critical)
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.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): RHSA-2010:0037-01
CVE-2009-3953
CVE-2009-3954
CVE-2009-3955
CVE-2009-3956
CVE-2009-3959
CVE-2009-4324
Version: 81
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Product(s): acroread
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22917
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22917
Title: ELSA-2010:0037: acroread security and bug fix update (Critical)
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.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): ELSA-2010:0037-01
CVE-2009-3953
CVE-2009-3954
CVE-2009-3955
CVE-2009-3956
CVE-2009-3959
CVE-2009-4324
Version: 29
Platform(s): Oracle Linux 5
Product(s): acroread
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6795
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6795
Title: Adobe Reader and Acrobat Unspecified Code Execution Vulnerability
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.
Family: windows Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2009-4324
Version: 16
Platform(s): Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft Windows Vista
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Microsoft Windows 7
Product(s): Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat
Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 130
Application 84

SAINT Exploits

Description Link
Adobe Reader media.newPlayer Use-After-Free Code Execution More info here

ExploitDB Exploits

id Description
2009-12-23 Adobe Reader and Acrobat (CVE-2009-4324) Exploit

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2011-03-09 Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201009-05 (acroread)
File : nvt/glsa_201009_05.nasl
2010-01-29 Name : SuSE Update for acroread SUSE-SA:2010:008
File : nvt/gb_suse_2010_008.nasl
2010-01-16 Name : Adobe Reader/Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities - Jan10 (Win)
File : nvt/gb_adobe_prdts_mult_vuln_jan10_win.nasl
2010-01-16 Name : Adobe Reader Multiple Vulnerabilities -jan10 (Linux)
File : nvt/gb_adobe_reader_mult_vuln_jan10_lin.nasl
2009-12-21 Name : Adobe Reader Multimeda Doc.media.newPlayer Code Execution Vulnerability (Linux)
File : nvt/gb_adobe_prdts_media_obj_remote_code_exec_vuln_dec09_lin.nasl
2009-12-21 Name : Adobe Reader/Acrobat Multimedia Doc.media.newPlayer Code Execution Vulnerabil...
File : nvt/gb_adobe_prdts_media_obj_remote_code_exec_vuln_dec09_win.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
60980 Adobe Reader / Acrobat Doc.media.newPlayer Use-After-Free Arbitrary Code Exec...

Acrobat and Reader contain a flaw that may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. The issue is triggered by a use-after-free condition in Doc.media.newPlayer when parsing a specially crafted PDF file.

Snort® IPS/IDS

Date Description
2014-01-10 Adobe Acrobat Reader media.newPlayer memory corruption attempt
RuleID : 28743 - Revision : 5 - Type : FILE-PDF
2014-01-10 Adobe Acrobat Reader media.newPlayer memory corruption attempt
RuleID : 28742 - Revision : 5 - Type : FILE-PDF
2014-01-10 Adobe Acrobat Reader media.newPlayer memory corruption attempt
RuleID : 28741 - Revision : 5 - Type : FILE-PDF
2014-01-10 Adobe Acrobat Reader media.newPlayer memory corruption attempt
RuleID : 28740 - Revision : 5 - Type : FILE-PDF
2014-01-10 Adobe Acrobat Reader media.newPlayer memory corruption attempt
RuleID : 28739 - Revision : 5 - Type : FILE-PDF
2014-01-10 Adobe Acrobat Reader media.newPlayer memory corruption attempt
RuleID : 28738 - Revision : 5 - Type : FILE-PDF
2014-01-10 Adobe Acrobat Reader media.newPlayer memory corruption attempt
RuleID : 28737 - Revision : 5 - Type : FILE-PDF
2014-01-10 Adobe Acrobat Reader media.newPlayer memory corruption attempt
RuleID : 28736 - Revision : 5 - Type : FILE-PDF
2014-01-10 Adobe Acrobat Reader media.newPlayer memory corruption attempt
RuleID : 28735 - Revision : 5 - Type : FILE-PDF
2014-01-10 Adobe Acrobat Reader media.newPlayer memory corruption attempt
RuleID : 28734 - Revision : 5 - Type : FILE-PDF
2014-01-10 Adobe Acrobat Reader media.newPlayer memory corruption attempt
RuleID : 28733 - Revision : 5 - Type : FILE-PDF
2014-01-10 Adobe Acrobat Reader media.newPlayer memory corruption attempt
RuleID : 28732 - Revision : 5 - Type : FILE-PDF
2014-01-10 Adobe Acrobat Reader media.newPlayer memory corruption attempt
RuleID : 28731 - Revision : 6 - Type : FILE-PDF
2014-01-10 Adobe Acrobat Reader media.newPlayer memory corruption attempt
RuleID : 28730 - Revision : 5 - Type : FILE-PDF
2014-01-10 Adobe Acrobat Reader media.newPlayer memory corruption attempt
RuleID : 28729 - Revision : 5 - Type : FILE-PDF
2014-01-10 Adobe Acrobat Reader media.newPlayer memory corruption attempt
RuleID : 28728 - Revision : 6 - Type : FILE-PDF
2014-01-10 Adobe Acrobat Reader compressed media.newPlayer memory corruption attempt
RuleID : 28454 - Revision : 5 - Type : FILE-PDF
2014-01-10 Adobe Acrobat Reader media.newPlayer memory corruption attempt
RuleID : 23506 - Revision : 5 - Type : FILE-PDF
2014-01-10 Adobe Acrobat Reader compressed media.newPlayer memory corruption attempt
RuleID : 23505 - Revision : 6 - Type : FILE-PDF
2014-01-10 Phoenix exploit kit post-compromise behavior
RuleID : 21860 - Revision : 5 - Type : MALWARE-CNC
2014-01-10 Phoenix exploit kit landing page
RuleID : 21640 - Revision : 6 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT
2014-01-10 Adobe Acrobat Reader compressed media.newPlayer memory corruption attempt
RuleID : 16334 - Revision : 18 - Type : FILE-PDF
2014-01-10 Adobe Acrobat Reader media.newPlayer memory corruption attempt
RuleID : 16333 - Revision : 18 - Type : FILE-PDF

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2013-01-24 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2010-0037.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-01-24 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2010-0038.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-01-24 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.
File : redhat-RHSA-2010-0060.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-01-27 Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.
File : suse_acroread-6802.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-01-27 Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.
File : suse_acroread-6803.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-01-27 Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.
File : suse_acroread_ja-6804.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-01-27 Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.
File : suse_acroread_ja-6805.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-09-08 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-201009-05.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-02-02 Name : The remote SuSE 11 host is missing a security update.
File : suse_11_acroread_ja-100128.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-01-25 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_11_0_acroread-100122.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-01-25 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_11_1_acroread-100122.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-01-25 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_11_2_acroread-100122.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-01-25 Name : The remote SuSE 11 host is missing a security update.
File : suse_11_acroread-100122.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-01-13 Name : The version of Adobe Acrobat on the remote Windows host is affected by multip...
File : adobe_acrobat_apsb10-02.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-01-13 Name : The PDF file viewer on the remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulner...
File : adobe_reader_apsb10-02.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/12/new_adobe_reader_and_acrobat_v.html
http://contagiodump.blogspot.com/2009/12/virustotal-httpwww.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00009.html
http://osvdb.org/60980
http://secunia.com/advisories/37690
http://secunia.com/advisories/38138
http://secunia.com/advisories/38215
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa09-07.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-02.html
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/508357
http://www.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/revisions/788...
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0060.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37331
http://www.shadowserver.org/wiki/pmwiki.php/Calendar/20091214
http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/zero-day-xmas-present
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-013A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3518
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0103
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=547799
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54747
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.ova...
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