CVE-2011-0609

Known Exploited

Description

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.

7.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 92.80% Top 5%

KEV Since

Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory adobe.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46860	broken link third party advisory vdb entry
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/03/stable-and-beta-channel-updates_15.html	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0732	vdb entry broken link
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa11-01.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43751	third party advisory broken link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14147	signature vdb entry broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0656	vdb entry broken link
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025211	broken link third party advisory vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html	vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66078	third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0655	vdb entry broken link
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025210	broken link third party advisory vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/43856	third party advisory broken link
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/192052	third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/43772	third party advisory broken link
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-06.html	not applicable
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8152	third party advisory broken link
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025238	broken link third party advisory vdb entry
http://blogs.adobe.com/asset/2011/03/background-on-apsa11-01-patch-schedule.html	broken link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0372.html	vendor advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/43757	third party advisory broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0688	vdb entry broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-0609?: CVE-2011-0609 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-0609?: To fix CVE-2011-0609, 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-2011-0609 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is confirmed that CVE-2011-0609 is actively exploited. Be extra cautious if you are using vulnerable components. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~93% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.