CVE-2009-1493

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.

CVSS v2.0

6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

21.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 97th percentile

Published

2009-04-30

Updated

2024-08-07

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8570

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

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• CVE-2009-1492
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