9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2009-1492
Adobe Reader/Adobe Acrobat JavaScript Code Injection/Exposure
Description

The getAnnots Doc method in the JavaScript API in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.1, 8.1.4, 7.1.1, and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or execute arbitrary code via a PDF file that contains an annotation, and has an OpenAction entry with JavaScript code that calls this method with crafted integer arguments.

INFO

Published Date :

April 30, 2009, 8:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 8, 2018, 8:28 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2009-1492 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-1492 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Adobe acrobat
2 Adobe acrobat_reader
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 2
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2009-1492.

URL Resource
http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/04/potential_adobe_reader_issue.html Vendor Advisory
http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/04/update_on_adobe_reader_issue.html Vendor Advisory
http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/05/adobe_reader_issue_update.html Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00001.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/54130 Broken Link
http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/0904-exploits/getannots.txt Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34924 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35055 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35096 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35152 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35358 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35416 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35734 Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-06.xml Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-259028-1 Broken Link
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=926953 Third Party Advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-06.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/970180 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0478.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34736 Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022139 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133B.html Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1189 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1317 Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50145 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8569 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2009-1492 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-1492 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 08, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133B.html US Government Resource http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133B.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Changed Reference Type http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=926953 No Types Assigned http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=926953 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-259028-1 No Types Assigned http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-259028-1 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/35096 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/35096 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/0904-exploits/getannots.txt Exploit http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/0904-exploits/getannots.txt Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022139 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022139 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/05/adobe_reader_issue_update.html No Types Assigned http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/05/adobe_reader_issue_update.html Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00001.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00001.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/35358 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/35358 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-06.xml No Types Assigned http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-06.xml Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/35734 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/35734 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/35416 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/35416 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/34924 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/34924 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0478.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0478.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1189 Vendor Advisory http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1189 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/35152 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/35152 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/35055 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/35055 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8569 No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8569 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://osvdb.org/54130 No Types Assigned http://osvdb.org/54130 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-06.html No Types Assigned http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-06.html Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/970180 US Government Resource http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/970180 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50145 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50145 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34736 Exploit http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34736 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1317 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1317 Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:3.0:*:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:3.1:*:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0:*:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5:*:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5a:*:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5c:*:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:5.0:*:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:5.0.5:*:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:5.0.10:*:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0:*:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.1:*:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.2:*:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.3:*:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.4:*:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0:*:professional:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0:*:standard:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.1:*:professional:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.1:*:standard:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.2:*:professional:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.2:*:standard:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.3:*:professional:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.3:*:standard:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.4:*:professional:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.4:*:standard:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.5:*:professional:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.5:*:standard:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.6:*:professional:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.6:*:standard:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.7:*:professional:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.7:*:standard:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.8:*:elements:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.8:*:professional:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.8:*:standard:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 7.1.1 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 8.1.4 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 9.1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.0 up to (including) 7.1.1 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.0 up to (including) 8.1.4 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.0 up to (including) 9.1
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 7.0 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 8.0 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 9.0 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:4.0.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:4.0.5c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.0 up to (including) 7.1.1 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.0 up to (including) 8.1.4 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.0 up to (including) 9.1
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.1.4 OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.0
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.1.1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.0
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.0
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/8569 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8569 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/50145 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50145 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 01, 2009

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-1492 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2009-1492 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

96.16 }} 0.12%

score

0.99496

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
: