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.

🔗 References (52)

• cve@mitrehttp://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/04/update_on_adobe_reader_issue.html
• cve@mitrehttp://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/05/adobe_reader_issue_update.html
• cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00001.html
• cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html
• cve@mitrehttp://osvdb.org/54129
• cve@mitrehttp://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/0904-exploits/spell.txt
• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/34924
• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/35055
• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/35096
• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/35152
• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/35358
• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/35416
• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/35734
• cve@mitrehttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-06.xml
• cve@mitrehttp://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-259028-1