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CVE-2009-1493

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 21.83% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2009-04-30 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2009-1493
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.8
EPSS
21.83%
Linux Java

Original NVD 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.