CVE-2009-0521

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 9.x before 9.0.159.0 and 10.x before 10.0.22.87 on Linux allows local users to obtain sensitive information or gain privileges via a crafted library in a directory contained in the RPATH.

Category

4.6
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.25%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory adobe.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=5929 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6160 signature third party advisory vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0332.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34226 third party advisory broken link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48904 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-01.html patch vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0513 patch vendor advisory broken link vdb entry
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-23.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=487144 third party advisory issue tracking
http://secunia.com/advisories/34012 third party advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-0521?
CVE-2009-0521 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-0521?
To fix CVE-2009-0521, 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-2009-0521 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-0521 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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