Zero-Day & Known Exploit Signature • QuickSand v2.3.0

Detecting CVE-2009-1493 in Malicious Documents & Streams

Summary: pdf.exploit spell.customDictionaryOpen CVE-2009-1493. QuickSand unpacks nested container streams (OLE2, OOXML, RTF, PDF filter chains, and archives) in memory to detect CVE-2009-1493 payloads in <50ms.

CVE-2009-1493 Vulnerability Identifier
T1203, T1204.002 MITRE ATT&CK Technique
PDF Target Stream Vector

QuickSand YARA Signatures for CVE-2009-1493

YARA Rule Identifier Stream Detection Description MITRE ATT&CK Engine Module Severity
pdf_exploit_spell_customDictionaryOpen_CVE_2009_1493 pdf.exploit spell.customDictionaryOpen CVE-2009-1493 T1203, T1204.002 PDF 5/10

Scan Files for CVE-2009-1493 via REST API (<100ms)

Block weaponized uploads exploiting CVE-2009-1493 in your web app, S3/GCS bucket, or SOAR phishing workflow:

curl -X POST "https://malwaretracker-912661936520.europe-west1.run.app/v1/scan?store=false" \
  -H "X-API-Key: mt_live_YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -F "file=@untrusted_document.doc"
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