CVE-2009-1493
Fixed in a distro release EPSS 22%
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.
Products: adobe reader
Distro releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat rhel extras 3 | acroread | 0:8.1.5-2 |
| Red Hat rhel extras 3 | acroread-plugin | 0:8.1.5-2 |
| Red Hat rhel extras 4 | acroread | 0:8.1.5-1.el4 |
| Red Hat rhel extras 4 | acroread-plugin | 0:8.1.5-1.el4 |
| Red Hat rhel extras 5 | acroread | 0:8.1.5-1.el5 |
| Red Hat rhel extras 5 | acroread-plugin | 0:8.1.5-1.el5 |