CVEvulnerability
CVE-2009-1493
6.8 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2009-04-30
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 6.8 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-399
Description
The customDictionaryOpen spell method in the JavaScript API in Adobe Reader 9.1, 8.1.4, 7.1.1, and earlier on Linux and UNIX allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or execute arbitrary code via a PDF file that triggers a call to this method with a long string in the second argument.
Affected configurations
• adobe reader 8.1.4
• adobe reader 9.1
Related
Weakness · not in database (1)
References
- http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/04/update_on_adobe_reader_issue.html Vendor Advisory
- http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/05/adobe_reader_issue_update.html Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00001.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/54129 Broken Link
- http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/0904-exploits/spell.txt Exploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34924 Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35055 Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35096 Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35152 Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35358 Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35416 Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35734 Broken Link
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-06.xml Third Party Advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-259028-1 Broken Link
- http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=926953 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-06.html Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/970180 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0478.html Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34740 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022139 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133B.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1189 Broken Link
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1317 Broken Link
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50146 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8570 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/04/update_on_adobe_reader_issue.html Vendor Advisory
- http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/05/adobe_reader_issue_update.html Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00001.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/54129 Broken Link
- http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/0904-exploits/spell.txt Exploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34924 Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35055 Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35096 Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35152 Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35358 Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35416 Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35734 Broken Link
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-06.xml Third Party Advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-259028-1 Broken Link
- http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=926953 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-06.html Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/970180 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0478.html Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34740 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022139 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133B.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1189 Broken Link
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1317 Broken Link
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50146 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8570 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry