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CVE-2011-0609


Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 10.2.154.13 and earlier on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Solaris; 10.1.106.16 and earlier on Android; Adobe AIR 2.5.1 and earlier; and Authplay.dll (aka AuthPlayLib.bundle) in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x through 9.4.2 and 10.x through 10.0.1 on Windows and Mac OS X, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted Flash content, as demonstrated by a .swf file embedded in an Excel spreadsheet, and as exploited in the wild in March 2011.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.8, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity though user interaction is required and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 14 products from adobe, from apple, from linux and 11 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2011, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.


Published

2011-03-15T17:55:03.827

Last Modified

2025-10-22T01:15:40.220

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
    NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application adobe flash_player ≤ 10.2.154.13 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x - No
Operating System linux linux_kernel - No
Operating System microsoft windows - No
Operating System oracle solaris - No
Application adobe flash_player ≤ 10.1.106.16 Yes
Operating System google android - No
Application adobe acrobat ≤ 9.4.2 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 10.0 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 10.0.1 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader ≤ 9.4.2 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 10.0 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 10.0.1 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x - No
Operating System microsoft windows - No
Application adobe air ≤ 2.5.1 Yes
Operating System opensuse opensuse 11.2 Yes
Operating System opensuse opensuse 11.3 Yes
Operating System opensuse opensuse 11.4 Yes
Operating System suse linux_enterprise 10.0 Yes
Operating System suse linux_enterprise 11.0 Yes
Application google chrome < 10.0.648.134 Yes
Operating System apple macos - No
Operating System google chrome_os - No
Operating System linux linux_kernel - No
Operating System microsoft windows - No

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For adobe's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.