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…

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

21.8% · top 2.3% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-399 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-399 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (26)

• 34740 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/05/adobe_reader_issue_update.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=926953 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 35734 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• TA09-133B (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
• 8570 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
• ADV-2009-1189 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• reader-spellcustom-code-execution(50146) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-06.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2009:011 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/04/update_on_adobe_reader_issue.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/0904-exploits/spell.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 54129 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
• GLSA-200907-06 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• 259028 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2009:027 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 34924 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2009-1317 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 1022139 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• 35358 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 35055 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• VU#970180 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
• 35416 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2009:0478 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 35096 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 35152 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

[![CVE-2009-1493](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2009-1493.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2009-1493)

Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 05:13 UTC.