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CVE-2009-2993
Published: Oct 19, 2009
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The 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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
36638
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
TA09-286B
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_CERT
1023007
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-15.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5822
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
ADV-2009-2898
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
VU#257117
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_CERT-VN
36664
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
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