PDF_JS_ADOBE_APSB09_15_PATCH_GATE — Adobe Reader APSB09-15 patch-range version gate (CVE-2009-3459)

high PDF_JS_ADOBE_APSB09_15_PATCH_GATE

What it means

PDF JavaScript gates the payload on the exact Adobe APSB09-15 patch boundary.

Why it fires

A single JS body that simultaneously checks Reader version against 9.2, 8.17 (=8.1.7), and 7.14 (=7.1.4) is fingerprinting the APSB09-15 patch range, which covered CVE-2009-2990 (U3D CLODProgressiveMeshDeclaration heap overflow) and CVE-2009-3459 (FlateDecode predictor integer overflow). No benign script tests all three of those Reader version points together; this is exploit-kit dispatcher logic.

Other PDF heuristics

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