CVE-2009-3957

Description

Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3, and 8.x before 8.2 on Windows and Mac OS X, might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via unspecified vectors.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.60% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory adobe.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55555	vdb entry
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-02.html	patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37760	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0103	vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023446	vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00009.html	vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-013A.html	third party advisory us government resource
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7975	vdb entry signature

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-3957?: CVE-2009-3957 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-3957?: To fix CVE-2009-3957, 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-2009-3957 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2009-3957 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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