01 Record
CVE-2009-3953
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
HighKEVPUBLISHEDCNA: adobe
CNA base score8.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-06-08. Federal remediation due 2022-06-22.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 83.21% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 99.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Critical. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2010-01-13 19:00Z16 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-10-22 00:05Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2009-11-16
- Assigning CNA
- adobe
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 446dd00aac61d825db4f397023039aa4cfc7d9c82f58908a7e0250e9cd5d7343
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.metasploit.comhttp://www.metasploit.com/modules/exploit/windows/fileformat/adobe_u3d_meshdecl
- secunia.com38138http://secunia.com/advisories/38138
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:8242https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8242
- www.adobe.comhttp://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-02.html
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2010:0060http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0060.html
- www.vupen.comADV-2010-0103http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0103
- www.securitytracker.com1023446http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023446
- osvdb.org61690http://osvdb.org/61690
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=554293
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comacrobat-reader-u3d-code-execution(55551)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55551
- secunia.com38215http://secunia.com/advisories/38215
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2010:008http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00009.html
- www.us-cert.govTA10-013Ahttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-013A.html
- www.securityfocus.com37758http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37758
- www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2009-3953