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CVE-2009-1492

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 25.5%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score
9.3 (v2.0)
Severity
HIGH
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-399
EPSS score
25.5% (98th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2009-1489)
Published
April 30, 2009
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-1489 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • adobe / acrobat
  • adobe / acrobat reader

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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