CVE-2009-1493

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.

• CWE-399

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

Published

Apr 30, 2009

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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