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CVE-2009-0176

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 5.5%EU EUVD

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the PDF distiller in the Attachment Service in Research in Motion (RIM) BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) 4.1.3 through 4.1.6, BlackBerry Professional Software 4.1.4, and BlackBerry Unite! before 1.0.3 bundle 28 allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a crafted stream in a .pdf file, related to "symWidths"; or (2) a crafted data stream in a .pdf file, related to "bitmaps."

Key facts

CVSS score
9.3 (v2.0)
Severity
HIGH
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-119
EPSS score
5.5% (93th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2009-0185)
Published
January 20, 2009
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-0185 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 17, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • research in motion limited / blackberry enterprise server
  • research in motion limited / blackberry enterprise server
  • research in motion limited / blackberry enterprise server
  • research in motion limited / blackberry enterprise server
  • research in motion limited / blackberry professional software
  • research in motion limited / blackberry unite
  • research in motion limited / blackberry unite
  • research in motion limited / blackberry unite
  • research in motion limited / blackberry unite

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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