CVE-2009-1493

Scores

EPSS

0.769medium76.9%
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Percentile: 76.9%

CVSS

6.8medium2.0
0246810

CVSS Score: 6.8/10

All CVSS Scores

CVSS 2.0
6.8

Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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.

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Sources

nvdredhatubuntu

CWEs

CWE-399

Exploits

Exploit ID: 8570

Source: exploitdb

URL: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8570

Vulnerable Software (5)

Type: Configuration

Product: acroread

Operating System: ubuntu hardy 8.04

Trait:
{  "fixed": "9.1.2-0hardy3"}

Source: ubuntu

Type: Configuration

Product: acroread

Operating System: rhel

Trait:
{  "fixed": "8.1.5-2"}

Source: redhat

Type: Configuration

Product: acroread

Operating System: rhel

Trait:
{  "fixed": "8.1.5-1.el4"}

Source: redhat

Type: Configuration

Product: acroread

Operating System: rhel

Trait:
{  "fixed": "8.1.5-1.el5"}

Source: redhat

Type: Configuration

Vendor: adobe

Product: reader

Operating System: * * *

Trait:
{  "children": [    {      "cpe_match": [        {          "cpe23uri": "cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",          "vulnerable": true        },        {          "cpe23uri": "cpe:...

Source: nvd