CVE-2009-1862
HIGH severity · CVSS 7.8 · Out-of-bounds write · actively exploited (CISA KEV)
7.8CVSS HIGH exploited
Actively exploited in the wild (CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities).
Added to KEV 2022-06-08. US federal agencies must patch by 2022-06-22.
Summary
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.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionRequired
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)25%
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products we track (2)
Recommendation
This vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild — patch affected products urgently. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/07/potential_adobe_reader_and_fla.htmlAdvisory
- 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.htmlAdvisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.htmlAdvisory
- http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10293389-245.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36193
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36374