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Vulnerability record · CVE-2009-1492 · published 30 April 2009

CVE-2009-1492: Adobe acrobat vulnerability

Adobe · Acrobat

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.

9.3 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 26% · top 2.1% CWE-399 · CWE-399
9.3CVSS 2.0 base score
26%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
54References, 4 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/04/potential_adobe_reader_issue.html Vendor Advisory
http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/04/update_on_adobe_reader_issue.html Vendor Advisory
http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/05/adobe_reader_issue_update.html Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00001.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/54130 Broken Link
http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/0904-exploits/getannots.txt ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34924 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35055 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35096 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35152 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35358 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35416 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35734 Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-06.xml Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-259028-1 Broken Link
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=926953 Third Party Advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-06.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/970180 Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0478.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34736 ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022139 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133B.html Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1189 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1317 Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50145 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8569 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/04/potential_adobe_reader_issue.html Vendor Advisory
http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/04/update_on_adobe_reader_issue.html Vendor Advisory
http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/05/adobe_reader_issue_update.html Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00001.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/54130 Broken Link
http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/0904-exploits/getannots.txt ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34924 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35055 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35096 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35152 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35358 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35416 Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2009-1492), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.