Adobe · Acrobat and Reader
CVE-2009-3953
Adobe Acrobat and Reader Universal 3D Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
What it is
The U3D implementation in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3, 8.x before 8.2 on Windows and Mac OS X, and 7.x before 7.1.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed U3D data in a PDF document, related to a CLODProgressiveMeshDeclaration "array boundary issue," a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-2994.
CISA: Adobe Acrobat and Reader contains an array boundary issue in Universal 3D (U3D) support that could lead to remote code execution.
What to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Deadline for US federal agencies: June 22, 2022
- Added to the CISA list
- June 8, 2022
- Published
- January 13, 2010
- Severity
- High 8.8 CVSS 3.1
- Chance of attacks in the next 30 days (EPSS)
- 83% in the top 0.3% of all known vulnerabilities
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- More details
- NVD · CVE.org · CISA
All references (14)
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0060.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00009.html
- http://www.metasploit.com/modules/exploit/windows/fileformat/adobe_u3d_meshdecl
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38138
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8242
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-02.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0103
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023446
- http://osvdb.org/61690
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=554293
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55551
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38215
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-013A.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37758
More exploited flaws from Adobe
| Added | Vulnerability | Product | Severity | Attack chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2026 | Heap-Based Buffer Overflow | Acrobat and Reader | High 8.8 | 87% |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Prototype Pollution | Acrobat and Reader | High 8.6 | 7.2% |
| Oct 10, 2023 | Use-After-Free | Acrobat and Reader | High 7.8 | 59% |
| Sep 14, 2023 | Out-of-Bounds Write | Acrobat and Reader | High 7.8 | 6.7% |
| Jun 8, 2022 | Buffer Overflow | Acrobat and Reader | High 7.8 | 87% |
| Jun 8, 2022 | Unspecified | Acrobat and Reader | High 8.8 | 38% |
| Jun 8, 2022 | Use-After-Free | Acrobat and Reader | High 7.8 | 82% |
| Jun 8, 2022 | Stack-Based Buffer Overflow | Acrobat and Reader | High 7.3 | 81% |
Sources: Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (CISA, public domain), CVE records (cve.org) and EPSS (FIRST). The chance of attacks is the EPSS estimate that someone will try to exploit the flaw in the next 30 days.