Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 19, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2009-2993
CVE-2009-2993
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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Affected products
52cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 50 more
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=9.1.3
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=9.1.3
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <7.1.4, <8.1.7, <9.2
- Range: <7.1.4, <8.1.7, <9.2
Patches
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References
8- www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-15.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/257117nvdPatchUS Government Resource
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-286B.htmlnvdPatchUS Government Resource
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2898nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/36638nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/36664nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5822nvd
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