CVE-2009-2993
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
The JavaScript for Acrobat API in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.x before 7.1.4, 8.x before 8.1.7, and 9.x before 9.2 does not properly implement the (1) Privileged Context and (2) Safe Path restrictions for unspecified JavaScript methods, which allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files, and possibly execute arbitrary code, via the cPath parameter in a crafted PDF file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
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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-2009:1499 | 2009-10-14 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras (acroread) | RHSA-2009:1499 | 2009-10-14 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 Extras (acroread) | RHSA-2009:1499 | 2009-10-14 |
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