CVEs / CVE-2009-1862
CVE-2009-1862: Adobe Acrobat and Reader, Flash Player Unspecified Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 8 Jun 2022
- high 7.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 21.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
Adobe Acrobat and Reader and Adobe Flash Player allows remote attackers to execute code or cause denial-of-service (DoS).
Description
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.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| n/a n/a | n/a | — |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 8 Jun 2022 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 22 Jun 2022 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | 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. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 7.8 highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-787 |
References
- CVE-2009-1862 on NVD
- CVE-2009-1862 in the CISA KEV catalog
- http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/07/potential_adobe_reader_and_fla.html Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/FP-1265 Broken Link
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6847 Not Applicable
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00003.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10293389-245.html Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36193 Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36374 Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36701 Broken Link
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200908-04.xml Third Party Advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-266108-1 Broken Link
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3864 Third Party Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa09-03.html Vendor Advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-10.html Not Applicable
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-13.html Not Applicable
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/259425 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35759 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.symantec.com/business/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2009-072209-2512-99 Broken Link
- http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/next-generation-flash-vulnerability Broken Link
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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