CVE-2009-1493

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-1493
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-04-30 20:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-399 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Adobe Reader 8.1.4 All All All
Application Adobe Reader 9.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Adobe Reader Bugs in getAnnots() and spell.customDictionaryOpen() Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Adobe Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT): Adobe Reader Issue Update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 blogs.adobe.com Third Party Advisory
Adobe Reader 'spell.customDictionaryOpen()' JavaScript Function Remote Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
SUSE update for acroread - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Adobe 8.1.4/9.1 customDictionaryOpen() Code Execution Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Gentoo update for acroread - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Adobe - Security Bulletins: APSB09-06 Security Updates available for Adobe Reader and Acrobat af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.adobe.com Third Party Advisory
osvdb.org/54129 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org Broken Link
packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/0904-exploits/spell.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com Exploit
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2009:011 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Nortel Media Processing Server Adobe Reader Vulnerabilities - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#970180 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.nortel.com Third Party Advisory
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Adobe Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT): Update on Adobe Reader Issue af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 blogs.adobe.com Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Acrobat Reader (SUSE-SA: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
#259028: Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader for Solaris 10 May Allow Execution of Arbitrary Code or Cause Denial of Service (DoS) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sunsolve.sun.com Broken Link
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA09-133B -- Adobe Reader and Acrobat JavaScript Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link
SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Adobe Reader JavaScript Methods Memory Corruption - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link
Sun Solaris Adobe Reader Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Adobe Reader: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
Red Hat update for acroread - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
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