Exploitation evidence
Known exploited · CISA KEV listed
Added 2022-06-08. Ransomware campaign use: Unknown.
CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA due date: 2022-06-22. This is the catalog’s deadline, not an assessment of your organization’s exposure.
KEV checked 13 Nov 2026, 00:20 Jerusalem · Original catalog ↗Reported products and versions
n/a / n/a
Default status: Not specified
- affected: n/a
Fixes and workarounds
No explicit solution text in the downloaded CVE record. Consult the vendor advisory; unaffected version ranges are shown above as reported, not inferred as a patch recommendation.
Sources and related reporting
CVE Program record ↗ · Download tracked evidence as JSON
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37331
- http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/12/new_adobe_reader_and_acrobat_v.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37690
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38138
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=547799
- http://osvdb.org/60980
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/508357
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54747
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3518
- http://www.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/revisions/7881/entry/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/adobe_media_newplayer.rb
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-02.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6795
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0060.html
- http://contagiodump.blogspot.com/2009/12/virustotal-httpwww.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0103
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa09-07.html
- http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/zero-day-xmas-present
- http://www.shadowserver.org/wiki/pmwiki.php/Calendar/20091214
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38215
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00009.html
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-013A.html
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2009-4324
Observed change timeline
History begins when Egret first downloads each source. It is not the complete upstream CVE history.
12 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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}03 Nov 2026, 02:22 Jerusalem · CISA KEV status changed
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