Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2009-3957 (CCN-55555)

Assigned:2009-11-16
Published:2010-01-12
Updated:2018-10-30
Summary: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.
Per: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-02.html

Affected software versions

Adobe Reader 9.2 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh, and UNIX
Adobe Acrobat 9.2 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh
Per: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-02.html

a null-pointer dereference vulnerability that could lead to denial of service (CVE-2009-3957).
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.7 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.7 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2009-3957

Source: SUSE
Type: UNKNOWN
SUSE-SA:2010:008

Source: CCN
Type: SA37690
Adobe Reader/Acrobat "Doc.media.newPlayer()" Memory Corruption

Source: CCN
Type: SA38138
Adobe Reader/Acrobat 7 Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1023446
Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader Flaws Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Deny Service

Source: CCN
Type: Adobe Product Security Bulletin APSB10-02
Security updates available for Adobe Reader and Acrobat

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-02.html

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 61694
Adobe Reader / Acrobat Unspecified NULL Dereference DoS

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
37760

Source: CCN
Type: BID-37760
Adobe Reader and Acrobat Null Pointer Dereference Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1023446

Source: CERT
Type: US Government Resource
TA10-013A

Source: VUPEN
Type: Vendor Advisory
ADV-2010-0103

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
acrobat-reader-unspec-dos(55555)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
acrobat-reader-unspec-dos(55555)

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7975

Source: SUSE
Type: SUSE-SA:2010:008
Acrobat Reader security problems

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 9.2)
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:3.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:3.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0.5c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 9.2)
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:unix:unix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:adobe:reader:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:9.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:8.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:opensuse:opensuse:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20093957
    V
    		CVE-2009-3957
    2015-11-16
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7975
    V
    		Adobe Reader and Acrobat Null Pointer Dereference Denial of Service Vulnerability
    2013-08-12
    BACK
    adobe acrobat 3.0
    adobe acrobat 3.1
    adobe acrobat 4.0
    adobe acrobat 4.0.5
    adobe acrobat 4.0.5a
    adobe acrobat 4.0.5c
    adobe acrobat 5.0
    adobe acrobat 5.0.5
    adobe acrobat 5.0.6
    adobe acrobat 5.0.10
    adobe acrobat 6.0
    adobe acrobat 6.0.1
    adobe acrobat 6.0.2
    adobe acrobat 6.0.3
    adobe acrobat 6.0.4
    adobe acrobat 6.0.5
    adobe acrobat 6.0.6
    adobe acrobat 7.0
    adobe acrobat 7.0.1
    adobe acrobat 7.0.2
    adobe acrobat 7.0.3
    adobe acrobat 7.0.4
    adobe acrobat 7.0.5
    adobe acrobat 7.0.6
    adobe acrobat 7.0.7
    adobe acrobat 7.0.8
    adobe acrobat 7.0.9
    adobe acrobat 7.1.0
    adobe acrobat 7.1.1
    adobe acrobat 7.1.2
    adobe acrobat 7.1.3
    adobe acrobat 7.1.4
    adobe acrobat 8.0
    adobe acrobat 8.1
    adobe acrobat 8.1.1
    adobe acrobat 8.1.2
    adobe acrobat 8.1.3
    adobe acrobat 8.1.4
    adobe acrobat 8.1.5
    adobe acrobat 8.1.6
    adobe acrobat 8.1.7
    adobe acrobat 9.0
    adobe acrobat 9.1
    adobe acrobat 9.1.1
    adobe acrobat 9.1.2
    adobe acrobat 9.1.3
    adobe acrobat *
    apple mac os x *
    microsoft windows *
    adobe acrobat reader 3.0
    adobe acrobat reader 3.01
    adobe acrobat reader 3.02
    adobe acrobat reader 4.0
    adobe acrobat reader 4.0.5
    adobe acrobat reader 4.0.5a
    adobe acrobat reader 4.0.5c
    adobe acrobat reader 4.5
    adobe acrobat reader 5.0
    adobe acrobat reader 5.0.5
    adobe acrobat reader 5.0.6
    adobe acrobat reader 5.0.7
    adobe acrobat reader 5.0.9
    adobe acrobat reader 5.0.10
    adobe acrobat reader 5.0.11
    adobe acrobat reader 5.1
    adobe acrobat reader 6.0
    adobe acrobat reader 6.0.1
    adobe acrobat reader 6.0.2
    adobe acrobat reader 6.0.3
    adobe acrobat reader 6.0.4
    adobe acrobat reader 6.0.5
    adobe acrobat reader 7.0
    adobe acrobat reader 7.0.1
    adobe acrobat reader 7.0.2
    adobe acrobat reader 7.0.3
    adobe acrobat reader 7.0.4
    adobe acrobat reader 7.0.5
    adobe acrobat reader 7.0.6
    adobe acrobat reader 7.0.7
    adobe acrobat reader 7.0.8
    adobe acrobat reader 7.0.9
    adobe acrobat reader 7.1.0
    adobe acrobat reader 7.1.1
    adobe acrobat reader 7.1.2
    adobe acrobat reader 7.1.3
    adobe acrobat reader 8.0
    adobe acrobat reader 8.1
    adobe acrobat reader 8.1.1
    adobe acrobat reader 8.1.2
    adobe acrobat reader 8.1.4
    adobe acrobat reader 8.1.5
    adobe acrobat reader 8.1.6
    adobe acrobat reader 8.1.7
    adobe acrobat reader 9.0
    adobe acrobat reader 9.1
    adobe acrobat reader 9.1.1
    adobe acrobat reader 9.1.2
    adobe acrobat reader 9.1.3
    adobe acrobat reader *
    apple mac os x *
    microsoft windows *
    unix unix *
    adobe reader 9.0
    adobe reader 9.1
    adobe reader 9.1.1
    adobe reader 9.1.2
    adobe reader 9.1.3
    adobe reader 8.1.7
    adobe acrobat 8.1.7
    adobe acrobat 9.2
    adobe reader 9.2
    novell opensuse 11.0