CVE-2009-0520

Description

Adobe Flash Player 9.x before 9.0.159.0 and 10.x before 10.0.22.87 does not properly remove references to destroyed objects during Shockwave Flash file processing, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file, related to a "buffer overflow issue."

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 16.08% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory adobe.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=5929 patch
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0332.html vendor advisory
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=773 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34226 third party advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6593 vdb entry signature
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48887 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0743 vdb entry
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-01.html patch vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0513 vdb entry patch
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-23.xml vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html third party advisory us government resource
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16057 vdb entry signature
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33880 vdb entry patch
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021750 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/34293 third party advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-254909-1 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0334.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=487142
http://secunia.com/advisories/34012 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-0520?
CVE-2009-0520 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-0520?
To fix CVE-2009-0520, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-0520 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-0520 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~16% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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