# CVE-2009-0927: Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

> CVE-2009-0927: Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability. CVSS 8.8 (CVSS 3.1), in CISA KEV.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2009-0927
Last updated: 2025-10-22T00:05:55Z

- Published: 2009-03-19 10:00 UTC · Updated: 2025-10-22 00:05 UTC · Assigner: mitre
- CVSS: 8.8 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: High · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 96.6%, 100th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: yes, added 2022-03-25, federal due date 2022-04-15, ransomware use: Unknown

## Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat 9 before 9.1, 8 before 8.1.3 , and 7 before 7.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted argument to the getIcon method of a Collab object, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-0658.

## CISA required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

## Affected vendors and products

- Adobe: Reader and Acrobat

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0927)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0927)
- [http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00005.html](http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00005.html)
- [http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010.html](http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010.html)
- [http://secunia.com/advisories/34490](http://secunia.com/advisories/34490)
- [http://secunia.com/advisories/34706](http://secunia.com/advisories/34706)
- [http://secunia.com/advisories/34790](http://secunia.com/advisories/34790)
- [http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-17.xml](http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-17.xml)
- [https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49312](https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49312)
- [http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-256788-1](http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-256788-1)
- [http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-04.html](http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-04.html)
- [http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9579](http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9579)
- [http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502116/100/0/threaded](http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502116/100/0/threaded)
- [http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34169](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34169)
- [http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021861](http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021861)
- [http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0770](http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0770)
- [http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1019](http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1019)
- [http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-014](http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-014)

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