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.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reader | Adobe | 8.1.4 (including) | 8.1.4 (including) |
| Reader | Adobe | 9.1 (including) | 9.1 (including) |
| Extras for RHEL 3 | RedHat | acroread-0:8.1.5-2 | * |
| Extras for RHEL 4 | RedHat | acroread-0:8.1.5-1.el4 | * |
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | RedHat | acroread-0:8.1.5-1.el5 | * |
| Acroread | Ubuntu | dapper | * |
| Acroread | Ubuntu | devel | * |
| Acroread | Ubuntu | hardy | * |
| Acroread | Ubuntu | intrepid | * |
| Acroread | Ubuntu | jaunty | * |
| Acroread | Ubuntu | karmic | * |
References
- http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/04/update_on_adobe_reader_issue.html
- http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/05/adobe_reader_issue_update.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html
- http://osvdb.org/54129
- http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/0904-exploits/spell.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34924
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35055
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35096
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35152
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35358
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35416
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35734
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-06.xml
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-259028-1
- http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL\u0026id=926953
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-06.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/970180
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0478.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34740
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022139
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133B.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1189
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1317
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50146
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8570
- http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/04/update_on_adobe_reader_issue.html
- http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/05/adobe_reader_issue_update.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html
- http://osvdb.org/54129
- http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/0904-exploits/spell.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34924
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35055
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35096
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35152
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35358
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35416
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35734
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-06.xml
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-259028-1
- http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL\u0026id=926953
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-06.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/970180
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0478.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34740
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022139
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133B.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1189
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1317
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50146
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8570