CVE-2009-1493

Description (CNA)

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.

Affected (CNA)

CWE

No CWE identifiers supplied.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34740
• http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/05/adobe_reader_issue_update.html
• http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=926953
• http://secunia.com/advisories/35734
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133B.html
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8570
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1189
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50146
• http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-06.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html
• http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/04/update_on_adobe_reader_issue.html
• http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/0904-exploits/spell.txt
• http://osvdb.org/54129
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-06.xml
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-259028-1
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00001.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34924
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1317
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022139
• http://secunia.com/advisories/35358
• http://secunia.com/advisories/35055
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/970180
• http://secunia.com/advisories/35416
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0478.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/35096
• http://secunia.com/advisories/35152

ADP enrichment