CVE-2009-1862
HIGHCISA KEVEPSS 98th pctlDescription
Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x through 9.1.2, and Adobe Flash Player 9.x through 9.0.159.0 and 10.x through 10.0.22.87, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via (1) a crafted Flash application in a .pdf file or (2) a crafted .swf file, related to authplay.dll, as exploited in the wild in July 2009.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 98% of all known CVEs.
Adobe Acrobat and Reader, Flash Player Unspecified Vulnerability
Adobe Acrobat and Reader and Adobe Flash Player allows remote attackers to execute code or cause denial-of-service (DoS).
For Adobe Acrobat and Reader, apply updates per vendor instructions. For Adobe Flash Player, the impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
Remediation due: 2022-06-22
References
- http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/07/potential_adobe_reader_and_fla.html
- http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/FP-1265
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6847
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00003.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html
- http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10293389-245.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36193
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36374
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36701
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200908-04.xml
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-266108-1
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3864
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa09-03.html
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-10.html
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-13.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/259425
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35759
- http://www.symantec.com/business/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2009-072209-2512-99
- http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/next-generation-flash-vulnerability
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2009-1862
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