CVE-2009-1492

9.3 · HIGH

Published Apr 30, 2009adobeCWE-399EPSS 25.52%AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Overview

CVE-2009-1492 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting adobe acrobat. It was published on April 30, 2009 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

The getAnnots Doc method in the JavaScript API in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.1, 8.1.4, 7.1.1, and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or execute arbitrary code via a PDF file that contains an annotation, and has an OpenAction entry with JavaScript code that calls this method with crafted integer arguments.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from adobe. Update acrobat to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
adobe	acrobat	7.0	Affected
adobe	acrobat_reader	7.0	Affected

References

Refblogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/04/potential_adobe_reader_issue.html Refblogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/04/update_on_adobe_reader_issue.html Refblogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/05/adobe_reader_issue_update.html Reflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00001.html Reflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html Refosvdb.org/54130 Refpacketstorm.linuxsecurity.com/0904-exploits/getannots.txt Refsecunia.com/advisories/34924 Refsecunia.com/advisories/35055 Refsecunia.com/advisories/35096

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What is CVE-2009-1492?

CVE-2009-1492 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting adobe acrobat. It was published on April 30, 2009 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2009-1492?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2009-1492?

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