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CVE-2009-2979

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.

  • Published: Oct 19, 2009
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2009-2979
  • Severity: Low
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 4.3
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Software From Fixed in
adobe / acrobat 8.0 8.0.x
adobe / acrobat 8.1.2 8.1.2.x
adobe / acrobat 7.0.2 7.0.2.x
adobe / acrobat 7.0.3 7.0.3.x
adobe / acrobat 7.1.0 7.1.0.x
adobe / acrobat 7.0.8 7.0.8.x
adobe / acrobat 7.1.1 7.1.1.x
adobe / acrobat 8.1.1 8.1.1.x
adobe / acrobat 8.1 8.1.x
adobe / acrobat 9.0 9.0.x
adobe / acrobat 7.0.6 7.0.6.x
adobe / acrobat 7.0.7 7.0.7.x
adobe / acrobat 9.1.1 9.1.1.x
adobe / acrobat 7.1.3 7.1.3.x
adobe / acrobat 8.1.4 8.1.4.x
adobe / acrobat - 9.1.3.x
adobe / acrobat 7.0.1 7.0.1.x
adobe / acrobat 7.0.5 7.0.5.x
adobe / acrobat 7.0.4 7.0.4.x
adobe / acrobat 9.1.2 9.1.2.x
adobe / acrobat 7.0.9 7.0.9.x
adobe / acrobat 8.1.6 8.1.6.x
adobe / acrobat 7.0 7.0.x
adobe / acrobat 8.1.3 8.1.3.x
adobe / acrobat_reader 7.0.9 7.0.9.x
adobe / acrobat_reader - 9.1.3.x
adobe / acrobat_reader 8.1.6 8.1.6.x
adobe / acrobat_reader 7.1.3 7.1.3.x
adobe / acrobat_reader 7.0.5 7.0.5.x
adobe / acrobat_reader 7.0.6 7.0.6.x
adobe / acrobat_reader 7.1.0 7.1.0.x
adobe / acrobat_reader 9.1 9.1.x
adobe / acrobat_reader 7.0.8 7.0.8.x
adobe / acrobat_reader 8.0 8.0.x
adobe / acrobat_reader 7.0.7 7.0.7.x
adobe / acrobat_reader 9.1.2 9.1.2.x
adobe / acrobat_reader 8.1.5 8.1.5.x
adobe / acrobat_reader 7.0.3 7.0.3.x
adobe / acrobat_reader 9.1.1 9.1.1.x
adobe / acrobat_reader 7.0.1 7.0.1.x
adobe / acrobat_reader 7.0.2 7.0.2.x
adobe / acrobat_reader 7.0 7.0.x
adobe / acrobat_reader 8.1.4 8.1.4.x
adobe / acrobat_reader 8.1.2 8.1.2.x
adobe / acrobat_reader 9.0 9.0.x
adobe / acrobat_reader 8.1.1 8.1.1.x
adobe / acrobat_reader 8.1 8.1.x
adobe / acrobat_reader 8.1.3 8.1.3.x
adobe / acrobat_reader 7.1.1 7.1.1.x
adobe / acrobat_reader 7.0.4 7.0.4.x