CVE-2009-1493
NoneCVSS
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EPSS
21.8%
Published
Apr 30, 2009
CISA due date
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The record
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 packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:3 | acroread | 0 | 0:8.1.5-2 |
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:3 | acroread-plugin | 0 | 0:8.1.5-2 |
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 | acroread | 0 | 0:8.1.5-1.el4 |
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 | acroread-plugin | 0 | 0:8.1.5-1.el4 |
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client | acroread | 0 | 0:8.1.5-1.el5 |
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client | acroread-plugin | 0 | 0:8.1.5-1.el5 |
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server | acroread | 0 | 0:8.1.5-1.el5 |
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server | acroread-plugin | 0 | 0:8.1.5-1.el5 |
Related vulnerabilities
- CVE-2009-2994 Buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.x before 7.1.4, 8.x before 8.1.7, and 9.x… Also affects acroread
- CVE-2009-2983 Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.2, 8.x before 8.1.7, and possibly 7.x through 7.1.4… Also affects acroread
- CVE-2009-2990 Array index error in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.2, 8.x before 8.1.7, and… Also affects acroread
- CVE-2009-2998 Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.x before 7.1.4, 8.x before 8.1.7, and 9.x before 9.2 do not… Also affects acroread
- CVE-2009-3458 Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.x before 7.1.4, 8.x before 8.1.7, and 9.x before 9.2 do not… Also affects acroread
- CVE-2009-3459 Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.x before 7.1.4, 8.x before… Also affects acroread
- CVE-2009-3431 Stack consumption vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.1.3, 9.1.2, 9.1.1, and… Also affects acroread
- CVE-2009-1855 Stack-based buffer overflow in Adobe Reader 7 and Acrobat 7 before 7.1.3, Adobe Reader 8… Also affects acroread