CVE-2009-1493

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.

Risk Information

Base Score
9.8
MODERATE
Vector
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
76.196

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Vulnerabilities CVE-2009-1493,CVE-2009-3459,CVE-2010-1278 are affected in Adobe Reader 9 9.1Windows

Patch Details

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Patch IDPatch Description
PATCH-303886Adobe Reader 9.5.5 MUI and non-MUI update - All languages (APSB13-15) (Deployment-Only)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234