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CVE-2009-0658

Exploitation reported by one source. First attested on 2009-02-20 by GCVE · kevintel.

Published2009-02-20
WeaknessCWE-119

Am I affected?

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Description

Buffer overflow in Adobe Reader 9.0 and earlier, and Acrobat 9.0 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document, related to a non-JavaScript function call and possibly an embedded JBIG2 image stream, as exploited in the wild in February 2009 by Trojan.Pidief.E.

Timeline

dates in UTC

2009-02-2019:00Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
2009-02-2019:00Exploitation first reportedGCVE
2009-02-2019:30CVE publishedNVD
2026-10-2319:23First public proof of conceptPoC-in-GitHub
2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC

Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days

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Versions per branch

NVD

Adobe acrobat

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
7.x	≥ 7.0, ≤ 7.1.1	no fix published	NVD
8.x	≥ 8.0, ≤ 8.1.4	no fix published	NVD
9.0	= 9.0	no fix published	NVD

Adobe acrobat reader

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
7.x	≥ 7.0, ≤ 7.1.1	no fix published	NVD
8.x	≥ 8.0, ≤ 8.1.4	no fix published	NVD
9.0	= 9.0	no fix published	NVD

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

www.adobe.comVendor Advisory
www.adobe.comVendor Advisory

Detection

read 2026-10-23 19:23 UTC

Nuclei template: none so far
Exploit-DB: no entry
Proof-of-concept repositories: 1 repository, unverifiedkyaw-tun/blue-team-capstone

Sources

GCVEexploitation2009-02-20
NVDCVSS 3.17.8read 2026-10-23
NVDCVSS 2.09.3read 2026-10-23
NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-119read 2026-10-23
FIRST EPSSEPSS score87.8 %read 2026-10-23
PoC-in-GitHubproof of concept1read 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: 2009-02-20
Last Modified: 2026-06-16
NVD status: Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2009-0658?

Is CVE-2009-0658 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2009-0658 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 87.8% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-0658?

CVE-2009-0658 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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