CVE-2009-3959

Integer overflow in the U3D implementation in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3, and 8.x...

10.0 High

Integer overflow in the U3D implementation in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3, and 8.x before 8.2 on Windows and Mac OS X, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed PDF document.

Exploit likelihood

11.5%Up 0.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

Record: CVE-2009-3959
CVSS 2.0: 10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-189
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2009-3959
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2009-3930 No score

Record: EUVD-2009-3930
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rh7h-fjp6-m8mh No score

Integer overflow in the U3D implementation in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3, and 8.x...

Record: GHSA-rh7h-fjp6-m8mh
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client From an advisory covering 6 CVEs	before 0:9.3-1.el5	0:9.3-1.el5
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client From an advisory covering 6 CVEs	before 0:9.3-1.el5	0:9.3-1.el5
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server From an advisory covering 6 CVEs	before 0:9.3-1.el5	0:9.3-1.el5
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server From an advisory covering 6 CVEs	before 0:9.3-1.el5	0:9.3-1.el5
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs	before 0:9.3-1.el4	0:9.3-1.el4
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs	before 0:9.3-1.el4	0:9.3-1.el4
`acroread-uninstall` Red Hat:rhel_extras:3 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs	before 0:9.3-3	0:9.3-3

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-2009-3959 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Adobe Acrobat, published January 13, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.5%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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