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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-787

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/07/potential_adobe_reader_and_fla.htmlBroken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/FP-1265Broken Link
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6847Not Applicable
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00003.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10293389-245.htmlBroken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/36193Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/36374Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/36701Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200908-04.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-266108-1Broken Link
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3864Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865Third Party Advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa09-03.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-10.htmlNot Applicable
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-13.htmlNot Applicable
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/259425Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35759Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.symantec.com/business/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2009-072209-2512-99Broken Link
http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/next-generation-flash-vulnerabilityBroken Link
http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/07/potential_adobe_reader_and_fla.htmlBroken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/FP-1265Broken Link
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6847Not Applicable
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00003.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10293389-245.htmlBroken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/36193Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/36374Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/36701Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200908-04.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-266108-1Broken Link
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3864Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865Third Party Advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa09-03.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-10.htmlNot Applicable
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-13.htmlNot Applicable
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/259425Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35759Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.symantec.com/business/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2009-072209-2512-99Broken Link
http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/next-generation-flash-vulnerabilityBroken Link
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2009-1862US Government Resource

Timeline

Published: Jul 23, 2009
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
Added to CISA KEV: Jun 8, 2022
NVD status: Analyzed