CVE-2009-0927

Stack-based buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat 9 before 9.1, 8 before 8.1.3 , and...

8.8 HighIn KEVPublic exploit

Stack-based buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat 9 before 9.1, 8 before 8.1.3 , and 7 before 7.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted argument to the getIcon method of a Collab object, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-0658.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

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

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

96.6%Up 9.9 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

Record: CVE-2009-0927
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/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-20, CWE-121
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List 8.8

Record: CVE-2009-0927
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-121
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2009-0924 8.8

Record: EUVD-2009-0924
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wr9v-3qgm-q33g 8.8

Stack-based buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat 9 before 9.1, 8 before 8.1.3 , and...

Record: GHSA-wr9v-3qgm-q33g
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-20, CWE-121
Updated: 2026-11-02

CISA KEV No score

Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Stack-based buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Record: CVE-2009-0927
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:3 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:8.1.3-1	0:8.1.3-1
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:3 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:8.1.3-1	0:8.1.3-1
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:8.1.3-1.el4	0:8.1.3-1.el4
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:8.1.3-1.el4	0:8.1.3-1.el4
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:8.1.3-1.el5	0:8.1.3-1.el5
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:8.1.3-1.el5	0:8.1.3-1.el5
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:8.1.3-1.el5	0:8.1.3-1.el5
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:8.1.3-1.el5	0:8.1.3-1.el5

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Metasploit	Adobe Collab.getIcon() Buffer Overflow	2009-03-24
Metasploit	Adobe Collab.getIcon() Buffer Overflow	2009-03-24
Exploit-DB	Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.2 < 9.0 - 'getIcon()' Memory Corruption	2009-05-04
Exploit-DB	Adobe Acrobat/Reader < 7.1.1/8.1.3/9.1 - Collab getIcon Universal	2009-09-03
Exploit-DB	Adobe - 'Collab.getIcon()' Local Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (1)	2010-04-30
Exploit-DB	Adobe - 'Collab.getIcon()' Local Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (2)	2010-09-25

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2009-0927 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Adobe Acrobat Reader, published March 19, 2009. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since March 25, 2022. EUVD reports exploitation since March 25, 2022. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 96.6%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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