| Severity | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
| CVE ID | CVE-2009-1493 CVE-2009-1492 |
| CVSSv3 |
8.3 [CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C] 9.2 [CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C] |
| CWE ID | CWE-119 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | Vulnerability #2 is being exploited in the wild. |
| Vulnerable software |
Adobe Reader Adobe Acrobat |
| Vulnerable software versions |
Adobe Reader 7.1.2 Adobe Reader 7.1.1 Adobe Reader 7.1 Show more Adobe Acrobat 7.1.2 Adobe Acrobat 7.1.1 Adobe Acrobat 7.1.0 Show more |
| Vendor URL | Adobe |
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when processing malicious .pdf files. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted PDF file that triggers calls to the customDictionaryOpen() JavaScript method with a long string in the second argument, cause memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Update Adobe Reader for Linux and UNIX 7.x to version 7.1.2, 8.x to version 8.1.5, 9.x to version 9.1.1.
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa09-02.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-06.html
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when processing malicious .pdf files. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted PDF file that triggers calls to the getAnnots() JavaScript method, cause memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
RemediationUpdate Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat 7.x to version 7.1.2.
Update Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat 8.x to version 8.1.5.
Update Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat 9.x to version 9.1.1.
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa09-02.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-06.html