CVE-2009-0658

Buffer overflow in Adobe Reader 9.0 and earlier, and Acrobat 9.0 and earlier, allows remote...

7.8 HighPublic exploit

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

87.8%Up 10.0 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2009-0658
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2009-0658
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2009-0661 No score

Record: EUVD-2009-0661
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pm5j-jrq9-vmhx 7.8

Buffer overflow in Adobe Reader 9.0 and earlier, and Acrobat 9.0 and earlier, allows remote...

Record: GHSA-pm5j-jrq9-vmhx
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:3 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 0:8.1.4-1	0:8.1.4-1
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:3 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 0:8.1.4-1	0:8.1.4-1
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 0:8.1.4-1.el4	0:8.1.4-1.el4
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 0:8.1.4-1.el4	0:8.1.4-1.el4
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 0:8.1.4-1.el5	0:8.1.4-1.el5
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 0:8.1.4-1.el5	0:8.1.4-1.el5
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 0:8.1.4-1.el5	0:8.1.4-1.el5
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 0:8.1.4-1.el5	0:8.1.4-1.el5

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Metasploit	Adobe JBIG2Decode Heap Corruption	2009-02-19
Metasploit	Adobe JBIG2Decode Memory Corruption	2009-02-19
Exploit-DB	Adobe Acrobat Reader - JBIG2 Local Buffer Overflow (PoC) (2)	2009-02-23
Exploit-DB	Adobe - JBIG2Decode Memory Corruption (Metasploit) (1)	2010-06-15
Exploit-DB	Adobe - JBIG2Decode Memory Corruption (Metasploit) (2)	2010-09-25
PoC in GitHub	kyaw-tun/blue-team-capstone	2026-08-23

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, exploits, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2009-0658 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Adobe Acrobat, published February 20, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 87.8%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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