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CVE-2009-4778

Published: Apr 21, 2010Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-noinfo
9.3CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
4.3%
Top 9.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the PDF distiller in the Attachment Service component in Research In Motion (RIM) BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) software 4.1.3 through 4.1.7 and 5.0.0, and BlackBerry Professional Software 4.1.4, allow user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .pdf file attachment, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-3246, CVE-2009-0176, CVE-2009-0219, CVE-2009-2643, and CVE-2009-2646.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

rim
commercial·CAaka blackberry enterprise server, blackberry desktop software, blackberry professional software
blackberry enterprise serverMixed
Enterprise Software / collaboration-groupware
blackberry professional softwareMixed
Enterprise Software / collaboration-groupware
and 1 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

http://secunia.com/advisories/37562
secunia.com
http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/KB19860
blackberry.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37167
securityfocus.com
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