CVE-2009-1492 describes a critical vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat versions 9.1, 8.1.4, 7.1.1, and earlier. This flaw allows remote attackers to achieve arbitrary code execution or denial of service through memory corruption. It leverages a crafted PDF file containing an annotation and an OpenAction entry with JavaScript that calls the getAnnots Doc method with malicious integer arguments. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.3, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector, medium complexity, and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, and its EPSS score suggests a higher-than-average likelihood of exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 7.0, <= 7.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 8.0, <= 8.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 9.0, <= 9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 7.0, <= 7.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 8.0, <= 8.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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