CVE-2009-1493

EXPLOITED

Adobe Reader - Resource Management Error

Title source: rule

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Arr1val · textremotelinux

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

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References (26)

[Vendor Advisory] http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/04/update_on_adobe_reader_issue.html

[Third Party Advisory] http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/05/adobe_reader_issue_update.html

[Mailing List, 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

[Broken Link] http://osvdb.org/54129

[Exploit] http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/0904-exploits/spell.txt

[Broken Link] 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

[Third Party Advisory] http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-06.xml

[Broken Link] http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-259028-1

[Third Party Advisory] 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, US Government Resource] http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/970180

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0478.html

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34740

... and 6 more

Scores

EPSS 0.7620

EPSS Percentile 98.9%

Exploitation Intel

VulnCheck KEV 2010-01-20

Classification

CWE

CWE-399

Status draft

Affected Products (2)

adobe/reader

adobe/reader

Timeline

Published Apr 30, 2009

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026