CVE-2009-2979

MediumCVSS 4.3/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.2, 8.x before 8.1.7, and possibly 7.x through 7.1.4 do not properly perform XMP-XML entity expansion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted document.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.3/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Oct 19, 2009
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2009-2979: Medium severity, CVSS 4.3 | Vulnix