CVE-2009-1493

Adobe 8.1.4/9.1 - 'customDictionaryOpen()' Code Execution

Severity Score

6.8

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

El método spell customDictionaryOpen en la API de JavaScript en Adobe Reader v8.1.4 y v9.1 de Linux permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (corrupción de memoria) o ejecutar código arbitrario a través de un archivo PDF que activa una llamada a este método con una larga cadena de en el segundo argumento.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 6.8

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2009-04-30 CVE Reserved
2009-04-30 CVE Published
2024-05-18 EPSS Updated
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2024-08-07 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-399: Resource Management Errors

CAPEC

References (28)

URL	Tag	Source
http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/05/adobe_reader_issue_update.html	Third Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/54129	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	Broken Link
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
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/970180	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022139	Third Party Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133B.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1189	Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1317	Broken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50146	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8570	2024-08-07
http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/0904-exploits/spell.txt	2024-08-07
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34740	2024-08-07

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/04/update_on_adobe_reader_issue.html	2024-05-17
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00001.html	2024-05-17
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html	2024-05-17
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-06.xml	2024-05-17
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-259028-1	2024-05-17
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0478.html	2024-05-17
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1493	2009-05-13
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=498322	2009-05-13

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"	Reader Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Reader"	8.1.4 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Reader" and version "8.1.4"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"	Reader Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Reader"	9.1 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Reader" and version "9.1"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe