CVE-2009-3956

N/A Unknown
Published: January 13, 2010 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

The default configuration of Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3, and 8.x before 8.2 on Windows and Mac OS X, does not enable the Enhanced Security feature, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors, related to a "script injection vulnerability," as demonstrated by Acrobat Forms Data Format (FDF) behavior that allows cross-site scripting (XSS) by user-assisted remote attackers.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-02.html
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-013A.html
Source: psirt@adobe.com
US Government Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/38138
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/38215
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-02.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.packetstormsecurity.org/1001-exploits/SS-2010-001.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0060.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37763
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023446
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-013A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0103
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=554296
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55554
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

28 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
5.1%
90th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

unix apple microsoft adobe