CVE-2009-2990

NONECVSS 0.09.0▲
EchelonGraph scoreLOW confidence

Score elevated to 9.0 because EPSS predicts 88% probability of exploitation within the next 30 days (top 0.5% of all CVEs). Confidence: see factors.

Triggered by: EPSS exploit prediction ≥85%
Sources: epss
Weaponized
0.0
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 68%
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 68%CVSS: —Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

Array index error in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.2, 8.x before 8.1.7, and possibly 7.x through 7.1.4 might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

CVSS v3
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EG Score
9.0(low)
EPSS
99.2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

October 19, 2009

Last Modified

April 23, 2026

References (12)

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatacroread-0:8.1.7-1.el52009-10-14redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

All Vendor Advisories

(1)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 2× in last 7d / 26× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-04 06:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-01 15:02 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-06-30 23:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-06-28 14:03 UTCEPSS rescore
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  12. 2026-06-23 21:29 UTCEPSS rescore
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  14. 2026-06-18 17:49 UTCEPSS rescore
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  21. 2026-06-14 23:14 UTCEPSS rescore
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  23. 2026-06-12 23:08 UTCEPSS rescore
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  25. 2026-06-10 22:14 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-06-10 13:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-06-06 13:44 UTCEPSS rescore
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  7. 2026-05-31 00:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-05-31 00:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-05-30 14:52 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-05-30 14:52 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-05-30 14:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-05-29 13:40 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-05-26 13:41 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-05-26 13:41 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-05-26 07:16 UTCEPSS rescore
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  19. 2026-05-18 21:29 UTCEPSS rescore

Publicly available exploits

(3 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (2 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-16309✓ verified
    First seen Sep 20, 2010

    Adobe - U3D CLODProgressiveMeshDeclaration Array Overrun (Metasploit) (1)

    Open source ↗
  • Exploit-DBEDB-9990✓ verified
    First seen Nov 9, 2009

    Adobe Reader / Acrobat - '.U3D' File Invalid Array Index Overflow

    Open source ↗
  • Metasploitexploit/multi/fileformat/adobe_u3d_meshcont✓ verified
    First seen Oct 13, 2009

    Adobe U3D CLODProgressiveMeshDeclaration Array Overrun

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(4)

What is CVE-2009-2990?
CVE-2009-2990 is a none vulnerability published on October 19, 2009. Array index error in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.2, 8.x before 8.1.7, and possibly 7.x through 7.1.4 might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
When was CVE-2009-2990 disclosed?
CVE-2009-2990 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on October 19, 2009, with the most recent update on April 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2009-2990 actively exploited?
CVE-2009-2990 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
How do I remediate CVE-2009-2990?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2009-2990, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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