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CVE-2009-1493

Published: Apr 30, 2009

Modified: Aug 7, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

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.

VendorProductVersions

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affected
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References

34740
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
35734
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
TA09-133B
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_CERT
8570
exploit
x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
ADV-2009-1189
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
SUSE-SR:2009:011
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
54129
vdb-entry
x_refsource_OSVDB
GLSA-200907-06
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
259028
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUNALERT
SUSE-SA:2009:027
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
34924
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
ADV-2009-1317
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
1022139
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
35358
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
35055
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
VU#970180
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_CERT-VN
35416
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
RHSA-2009:0478
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
35096
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
35152
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA

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