FKIE_CVE-2009-2987
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2009-10-19 22:30 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:10
Severity
Summary
Unspecified vulnerability in an ActiveX control in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.x before 7.1.4, 8.x before 8.1.7, and 9.x before 9.2 on Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unknown vectors.
References
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