CVE-2009-2979

Description

Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.2, 8.x before 8.1.7, and possibly 7.x through 7.1.4 do not properly perform XMP-XML entity expansion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted document.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.79% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory adobe.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36638	vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-286B.html	us government resource third party advisory patch
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023007	vdb entry
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-15.html	patch vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6280	vdb entry signature
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2898	vdb entry patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-2979?: CVE-2009-2979 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-2979?: To fix CVE-2009-2979, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-2979 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2009-2979 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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