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MEDIUM
CVE-2009-1493
Adobe Reader CustomDictionaryOpen Remote Code Execution
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.

INFO

Published Date :

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

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:02 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2009-1493 has a 1 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-2009-1493 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 Linux linux_kernel
1 Adobe reader
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-2009-1493.

URL Resource
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 Third Party 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/54129 Broken Link
http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/0904-exploits/spell.txt Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/34924 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35055 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35096 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35152 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35358 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35416 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35734 Broken Link
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 Third Party 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/34740 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 Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1317 Broken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50146 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8570 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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 Third Party 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/54129 Broken Link
http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/0904-exploits/spell.txt Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/34924 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35055 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35096 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35152 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35358 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35416 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35734 Broken Link
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 Third Party 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/34740 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 Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1317 Broken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50146 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8570 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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CVEs and Techniques used PDF as an attack vector.

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2009-1493 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-1493 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

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

    May. 17, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    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 Third Party 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://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://osvdb.org/54129 No Types Assigned http://osvdb.org/54129 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/34924 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/34924 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/35055 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/35055 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/35096 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/35096 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/35152 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/35152 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/35358 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/35358 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/35416 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/35416 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/35734 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/35734 Broken Link
    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://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://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://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-06.html No Types Assigned http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-06.html Third Party 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 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.securityfocus.com/bid/34740 Exploit http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34740 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    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://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://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1189 Vendor Advisory http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1189 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1317 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1317 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50146 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50146 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8570 No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8570 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/8570 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8570 [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/50146 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50146 [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-2009-1493 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-2009-1493 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

94.07 }} 3.16%

score

0.99369

percentile

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