CVE-2009-1493

Public Exploit

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.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 76.13% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory adobe.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34740 exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/05/adobe_reader_issue_update.html third party advisory
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=926953 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35734 third party advisory broken link
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133B.html third party advisory us government resource
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8570 exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1189 vdb entry broken link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50146 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-06.html third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/04/update_on_adobe_reader_issue.html vendor advisory
http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/0904-exploits/spell.txt exploit
http://osvdb.org/54129 vdb entry broken link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-06.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-259028-1 vendor advisory broken link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00001.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34924 third party advisory broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1317 vdb entry broken link
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022139 vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35358 third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35055 third party advisory broken link
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/970180 third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/35416 third party advisory broken link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0478.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35096 third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35152 third party advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1493?
CVE-2009-1493 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1493?
To fix CVE-2009-1493, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-1493 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-1493 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~76% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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