CVE-2009-1492
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
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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CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 6.8 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary 5 (acroread) | RHSA-2009:0478 | 2009-05-13 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras (acroread) | RHSA-2009:0478 | 2009-05-13 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 Extras (acroread) | RHSA-2009:0478 | 2009-05-13 |
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