CVE-2009-1862

Known Exploited

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.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 68.82% Top 5%
KEV Since 
Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory adobe.com Vendor Advisory adobe.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-266108-1 vendor advisory broken link
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/259425 third party advisory us government resource
http://www.symantec.com/business/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2009-072209-2512-99 broken link
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00003.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200908-04.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3864 third party advisory
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6847 not applicable
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-13.html not applicable
http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/07/potential_adobe_reader_and_fla.html vendor advisory broken link
http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/next-generation-flash-vulnerability broken link
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/FP-1265 broken link
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-10.html not applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/36374 third party advisory broken link
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36193 third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/36701 third party advisory broken link
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa09-03.html vendor advisory
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10293389-245.html broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35759 broken link third party advisory vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1862?
CVE-2009-1862 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1862?
To fix CVE-2009-1862, 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-2009-1862 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is confirmed that CVE-2009-1862 is actively exploited. Be extra cautious if you are using vulnerable components. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~69% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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