CVE-2009-2987: Medium severity adobe acrobat reader vulnerability
Published Oct 19, 2009
·Updated
Unspecified vulnerability in an ActiveX control in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.x before 7.1.4, 8.x before 8.1.7, and 9.x before 9.2 on Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unknown vectors.
Affected Software
50 affected components
Adobe Acrobat<=9.1.3
Adobe Acrobat=7.0
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.1
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.2
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.3
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.4
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.5
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.6
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.7
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.8
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.9
Adobe Acrobat=7.1.0
Adobe Acrobat=7.1.1
Adobe Acrobat=7.1.3
Adobe Acrobat=8.0
Adobe Acrobat=8.1
Adobe Acrobat=8.1.1
Adobe Acrobat=8.1.2
Adobe Acrobat=8.1.3
Adobe Acrobat=8.1.4
Adobe Acrobat=8.1.6
Adobe Acrobat=9.0
Adobe Acrobat=9.1.1
Adobe Acrobat=9.1.2
Adobe Acrobat reader<=9.1.3
Adobe Acrobat reader=7.0
Adobe Acrobat reader=7.0.1
Adobe Acrobat reader=7.0.2
Adobe Acrobat reader=7.0.3
Adobe Acrobat reader=7.0.4
Adobe Acrobat reader=7.0.5
Adobe Acrobat reader=7.0.6
Adobe Acrobat reader=7.0.7
Adobe Acrobat reader=7.0.8
Adobe Acrobat reader=7.0.9
Adobe Acrobat reader=7.1.0
Adobe Acrobat reader=7.1.1
Adobe Acrobat reader=7.1.3
Adobe Acrobat reader=8.0
Adobe Acrobat reader=8.1
Adobe Acrobat reader=8.1.1
Adobe Acrobat reader=8.1.2
Adobe Acrobat reader=8.1.3
Adobe Acrobat reader=8.1.4
Adobe Acrobat reader=8.1.5
Adobe Acrobat reader=8.1.6
Adobe Acrobat reader=9.0
Adobe Acrobat reader=9.1
Adobe Acrobat reader=9.1.1
Adobe Acrobat reader=9.1.2
Remediation
Patch Available
Patch Available
Event History
Oct 19, 2009
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:00 PM
Description
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the severity of CVE-2009-2987?
CVE-2009-2987 is rated as a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause denial of service.
2
How do I fix CVE-2009-2987?
To mitigate CVE-2009-2987, users should upgrade to Adobe Reader and Acrobat versions 7.1.4, 8.1.7, or 9.2 and later.
3
What software is affected by CVE-2009-2987?
CVE-2009-2987 affects Adobe Reader and Acrobat versions 7.x before 7.1.4, 8.x before 8.1.7, and 9.x before 9.2 on Windows.
4
Can CVE-2009-2987 be exploited remotely?
Yes, CVE-2009-2987 can be exploited remotely by attackers to cause a denial of service.
5
Is there a patch available for CVE-2009-2987?
Yes, Adobe released patches for CVE-2009-2987 in the updated versions of Adobe Reader and Acrobat.