High severity · published Jul 23, 2009
CVE-2009-1862
Adobe Acrobat and Reader, Flash Player Unspecified Vulnerability
In wildKEV
7.8
CVSS
21.2%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)21.2% · higher than 98% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Jun 8, 2022
Federal remediation dueJun 22, 2022
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AC
Acrobat · Adobe
9.0 through 9.1.2 · source: NVD
AR
Acrobat Reader · Adobe
9.0 through 9.1.2 · source: NVD
FP
Flash Player · Adobe
9.0 through 9.0.159.0; 10.0 through 10.0.22.87 · source: NVD
AA
Acrobat and Reader, Flash Player · Adobe
All versions, or not specified · source: KEV
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1862
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1862
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
vendor-advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-266108-1
third-party-advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/259425
x_refsource_MISC
http://www.symantec.com/business/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2009-072209-2512-99
vendor-advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00003.html
vendor-advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200908-04.xml
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3864
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