CVE-2009-2986

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.x before 7.1.4, 8.x before 8.1...

9.3 High

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.x before 7.1.4, 8.x before 8.1.7, and 9.x before 9.2 might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Exploit likelihood

8.30%Up 2.4 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.x before 7.1.4, 8.x before 8.1.7, and 9.x before 9.2 might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Record: CVE-2009-2986
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

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.x before 7.1.4, 8.x before 8.1.7, and 9.x before 9.2 might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Record: CVE-2009-2986
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2009-2971 No score

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.x before 7.1.4, 8.x before 8.1.7, and 9.x before 9.2 might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Record: EUVD-2009-2971
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qg85-6mh9-hwpg No score

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.x before 7.1.4, 8.x before 8.1...

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.x before 7.1.4, 8.x before 8.1.7, and 9.x before 9.2 might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Record: GHSA-qg85-6mh9-hwpg
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 18 CVEs	before 0:8.1.7-1	0:8.1.7-1
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:3 From an advisory covering 18 CVEs	before 0:8.1.7-1	0:8.1.7-1
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 From an advisory covering 18 CVEs	before 0:8.1.7-1.el4	0:8.1.7-1.el4
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 From an advisory covering 18 CVEs	before 0:8.1.7-1.el4	0:8.1.7-1.el4
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client From an advisory covering 18 CVEs	before 0:8.1.7-1.el5	0:8.1.7-1.el5
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client From an advisory covering 18 CVEs	before 0:8.1.7-1.el5	0:8.1.7-1.el5
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server From an advisory covering 18 CVEs	before 0:8.1.7-1.el5	0:8.1.7-1.el5
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server From an advisory covering 18 CVEs	before 0:8.1.7-1.el5	0:8.1.7-1.el5

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2009-2986 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Adobe Acrobat, published October 19, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.30%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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