Vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat
CVE-2009-1492
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.255 (97.9th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.255 · newest: 0.255 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8569 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/05/adobe_reader_issue_update.html (Vendor Advisory)
- support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp (Third Party Advisory)
- blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/04/potential_adobe_reader_issue.html (Vendor Advisory)
- blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/04/update_on_adobe_reader_issue.html (Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/35734 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133B.html (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1189 (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-06.html (Vendor Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-1492?
- CVE-2009-1492 is a vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under CWE-399. Published 2009-04-30.
- Is CVE-2009-1492 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.