Description
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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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2009-2978 | 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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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T06:07:37.479Z
Reserved: 2009-08-27T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2009-2993
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Status : Modified
Published: 2009-10-19T22:30:00.577
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2009-2993
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD