Use-after-free vulnerability in the Doc.media.newPlayer method in Multimedia.api in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3, and 8.x before 8.2 on Windows and Mac OS X, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file using ZLib compressed streams, as exploited in the wild in December 2009.
| Capability ID | Capability Description | Mapping Type | ATT&CK ID | ATT&CK Name | Notes |
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| CVE-2009-4324 | Adobe Acrobat and Reader Use-After-Free Vulnerability | exploitation_technique | T1204.002 | Malicious File |
Comments
This vulnerability is exploited by having the user open a maliciously-crafted pdf file. In the wild, this has been observed to result in a malicious actor installing a custom executable on the victim's machine, and establishing communications.
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| CVE-2009-4324 | Adobe Acrobat and Reader Use-After-Free Vulnerability | primary_impact | T1071.001 | Web Protocols |
Comments
This vulnerability is exploited by having the user open a maliciously-crafted pdf file. In the wild, this has been observed to result in a malicious actor installing a custom executable on the victim's machine, and establishing communications.
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