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.
Published: 2009-10-19
Score: 9.3 Critical
EPSS: 6.3% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD 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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cve-icon MITRE

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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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-10-19T22:30:00.577

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2009-2993

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Critical

Publid Date: 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2009-2993 - Bugzilla

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