CVE-2009-4324

Use-after-free vulnerability in the Doc.media.newPlayer method in Multimedia.api in Adobe Reader...

7.8 HighIn KEVPublic exploit

Use-after-free vulnerability in the Doc.media.newPlayer method in Multimedia.api 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 crafted PDF file using ZLib compressed streams, as exploited in the wild in December 2009.

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

81.9%Down 5.4 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2009-4324
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-416
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List 7.8

Record: CVE-2009-4324
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-416
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2009-4292 7.8

Record: EUVD-2009-4292
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rv25-qx26-27xv 7.8

Use-after-free vulnerability in the Doc.media.newPlayer method in Multimedia.api in Adobe Reader...

Record: GHSA-rv25-qx26-27xv
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-416
Updated: 2026-11-02

CISA KEV No score

Adobe Acrobat and Reader Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat and Reader allows remote attackers to execute code via a crafted PDF file.

Record: CVE-2009-4324
Weakness: CWE-399
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

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Metasploit	Adobe Doc.media.newPlayer Use After Free Vulnerability	2009-12-14
Metasploit	Adobe Doc.media.newPlayer Use After Free Vulnerability	2009-12-14
Exploit-DB	Adobe Reader / Acrobat - '.PDF' File Overflow	2009-12-23
Exploit-DB	Adobe - 'Doc.media.newPlayer' Use-After-Free (Metasploit) (1)	2010-04-30
Exploit-DB	Adobe - 'Doc.media.newPlayer' Use-After-Free (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-2009-4324 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Adobe Acrobat, published December 15, 2009. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since June 8, 2022. EUVD reports exploitation since June 8, 2022. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 81.9%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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