CVE-2009-1492

N/A Unknown

Published: April 30, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/04/potential_adobe_reader_issue.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/04/update_on_adobe_reader_issue.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/05/adobe_reader_issue_update.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00001.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://osvdb.org/54130

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/0904-exploits/getannots.txt

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/34924

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/35055

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/35096

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/35152

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/35358

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/35416

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/35734

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-06.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-259028-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=926953

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-06.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/970180

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0478.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34736

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022139

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133B.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1189

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1317

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50145

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8569

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/04/potential_adobe_reader_issue.html