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CVE-2009-1493

CVE-2009-1493

EPSS 21.8%
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.
Affected products
n/a · n/a
public PoCs found — 2
cve_referencepacketstorm.linuxsecurity.com/0904-exploits/spell.txtunverifiedcve_referencewww.exploit-db.com/exploits/8570unverified
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References
http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/04/update_on_adobe_reader_issue.htmlhttp://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/05/adobe_reader_issue_update.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00001.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.htmlhttp://osvdb.org/54129http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/0904-exploits/spell.txthttp://secunia.com/advisories/34924http://secunia.com/advisories/35055http://secunia.com/advisories/35096http://secunia.com/advisories/35152http://secunia.com/advisories/35358http://secunia.com/advisories/35416