CVE-2009-0658

Name: CVE-2009-0658
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2009-02-20T19:30:00.39+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 7.8/10EPSS 87.72%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2009-0658 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Buffer overflow in Adobe Reader 9.0 and earlier, and Acrobat 9.0 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document, related to a non-JavaScript function call and possibly an embedded JBIG2 image stream, as exploited in the wild in February 2009 by Trojan.Pidief.E.. EPSS estimates a 87.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Buffer overflow in Adobe Reader 9.0 and earlier, and Acrobat 9.0 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document, related to a non-JavaScript function call and possibly an embedded JBIG2 image stream, as exploited in the wild in February 2009 by Trojan.Pidief.E.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

7.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

87.72%

99.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Adobe	Acrobat	>= 7.0, <= 7.1.1
Adobe	Acrobat	>= 8.0, <= 8.1.4
Adobe	Acrobat	9.0
Adobe	Acrobat Reader	>= 7.0, <= 7.1.1
Adobe	Acrobat Reader	>= 8.0, <= 8.1.4
Adobe	Acrobat Reader	9.0

References

http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?n&storyid=5902Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00005.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/52073Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/33901Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34392Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34490Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34706Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34790Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-17.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-256788-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa09-01.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-04.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/905281Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0376.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33751Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021739Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.shadowserver.org/wiki/pmwiki.php?n=Calendar.20090219Third Party Advisory
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2009-021212-5523-99&tabid=2Third Party Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-051A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0472Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1019Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48825VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5697Tool Signature
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8090Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8099Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?n&storyid=5902Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00005.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/52073Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/33901Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34392Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34490Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34706Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34790Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-17.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-256788-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa09-01.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-04.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/905281Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0376.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33751Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021739Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.shadowserver.org/wiki/pmwiki.php?n=Calendar.20090219Third Party Advisory
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2009-021212-5523-99&tabid=2Third Party Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-051A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0472Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1019Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48825VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5697Tool Signature
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8090Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8099Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Timeline

Published: Feb 20, 2009
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2009-0658?

How severe is CVE-2009-0658?

CVE-2009-0658 has a CVSS score of 7.8/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 87.72% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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Source: NVD / NIST