Is CVE-2009-4324 actively exploited?

CVE-2009-4324 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-10-22.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-4324?

CVE-2009-4324 has a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2009-4324?

Patch guidance is available from adobe security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2009-4324.

Fix CVE-2009-4324 - HIGH adobe acrobat

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2009-4324?

9 products: adobe acrobat, adobe acrobat, adobe acrobat reader, adobe acrobat reader, suse linux enterprise debuginfo, and 4 more.

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: local
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-416 · Use After Free CWE-416 · Use After Free

Metadata

Primary Vendor: ADOBE
Published: 12/15/2009
Last Modified: 10/22/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

adobe : acrobatadobe : acrobatadobe : acrobat_readeradobe : acrobat_readersuse : linux_enterprise_debuginfoopensuse : opensuseopensuse : opensusesuse : linux_enterprisesuse : linux_enterprise

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD