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.
Source :
[email protected]
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.
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CVE-2009-1493 vulnerability over time.
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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
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