Description
Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Reader 9 before 9.1, 8 before 8.1.4, and 7 before 7.1.1 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown attack vectors related to JBIG2 and "input validation," a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-0193 and CVE-2009-1062.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 5 | acroread +1 | 8.1.4-1.el5 | RHSA-2009:0376 |
| RHEL 4 | acroread +1 | 8.1.4-1.el4 | RHSA-2009:0376 |
| RHEL 3 | acroread +1 | 8.1.4-1 | RHSA-2009:0376 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2009:0376 Red Hat Security Advisory: acroread security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
References
- 34790 third-party-advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-04.html
- 34229 vdb-entry
- 34490 third-party-advisory
- 1021892 vdb-entry
- RHSA-2009:0376 vendor-advisory
- 34392 third-party-advisory
- SUSE-SA:2009:014 vendor-advisory
- 34706 third-party-advisory
- 256788 vendor-advisory
- GLSA-200904-17 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SR:2009:009 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2009-1019 vdb-entry