CVE-2009-2993

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-2993
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-10-19 22:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe JavaScript for Acrobat API in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.x before 7.1.4, 8.x before 8.1.7, and 9.x before 9.2 does not properly implement the (1) Privileged Context and (2) Safe Path restrictions for unspecified JavaScript methods, which allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files, and possibly execute arbitrary code, via the cPath parameter in a crafted PDF file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Adobe Acrobat 7.0 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 7.0.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 7.0.2 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 7.0.3 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 7.0.4 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 7.0.5 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 7.0.6 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 7.0.7 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 7.0.8 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 7.0.9 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 7.1.0 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 7.1.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 7.1.3 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 8.0 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 8.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 8.1.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 8.1.2 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 8.1.3 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 8.1.4 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 8.1.6 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 9.0 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 9.1.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 9.1.2 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat All All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.2 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.3 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.4 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.5 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.6 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.7 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.8 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.9 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.1.0 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.1.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.1.3 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.0 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.2 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.3 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.4 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.5 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.6 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.0 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.1.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.1.2 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA09-286B -- Adobe Reader and Acrobat Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov Patch, US Government Resource
Adobe Reader and Acrobat Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader Flaws Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Deny Service af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
RETIRED: Adobe Reader and Acrobat October 2009 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Adobe - Security Bulletin APSB09-15 Security Updates Available for Adobe Reader and Acrobat af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.adobe.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#257117 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org Patch, US Government Resource
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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