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CVE-2009-1862

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.

Published

2009-07-23T20:30:00.233

Last Modified

2025-10-22T01:15:34.447

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-787
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-787
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application adobe acrobat ≤ 9.1.2 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader ≤ 9.1.2 Yes
Application adobe flash_player ≤ 9.0.159.0 Yes
Application adobe flash_player ≤ 10.0.22.87 Yes
References