CVE-2009-1493
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2009-04-30 20:00
Modified
2024-08-07 05:13
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/04/update_on_adobe_reader_issue.htmlVendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/05/adobe_reader_issue_update.htmlThird Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://osvdb.org/54129Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/0904-exploits/spell.txtExploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/34924Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/35055Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/35096Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/35152Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/35358Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/35416Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/35734Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-06.xmlThird Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-259028-1Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=926953Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-06.htmlThird Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/970180Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0478.htmlThird Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34740Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022139Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133B.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1189Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1317Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50146Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8570Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/04/update_on_adobe_reader_issue.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/05/adobe_reader_issue_update.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/54129Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/0904-exploits/spell.txtExploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/34924Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/35055Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/35096Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/35152Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/35358Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/35416Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/35734Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-06.xmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-259028-1Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=926953Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-06.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/970180Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0478.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34740Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022139Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133B.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1189Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1317Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50146Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8570Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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