CVE-2009-0520Flash Player Memory Corruption
flash-plugin: Buffer overflow (arbitrary code execution) via crafted SWF file.
Published Feb 24, 2009 · Updated Aug 7, 2024
Key Facts
Patch immediately- CVE-2009-0520 is a critical-severity vulnerability (CVSS 9.3 v2) affecting Air (Adobe), Flash Player (Adobe), Flash Player For Linux (Adobe) and 2 more products.
- It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog. Public exploit code is available.
- EPSS estimates a 28% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- Fixed versions are available, including Flash Player 10.0.12.36, Flash Player For Linux 10.0.15.3, flash-plugin 0:10.0.22.87-1.el5.
- Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because public exploit code exists for a high-severity flaw.
Scores
CVSS v2
9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS (30-day exploit likelihood)
28%
Higher than 98.1% of all scored CVEs
Exploit maturity
Proof of concept
ATLAS score
40/100
Publication score, see How it works
Exploitation Verdict
KEV listed
Not listed
Federal due date
None
No federal due date
Ransomware use
Not reported
Attributed actors
None named
Exploit & Defence Guidance
Exploit maturity
Proof of concept
Public exploit code
1
Proof-of-concept links
In-the-wild evidence
0
Reports of active use
Advisories And Exploit References
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."
Affected Products
41 affected entries in total| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AirAdobe | 1.5 | n/a |
| Flash PlayerAdobe | 10.0.0.584, 10.0.12.10, 7.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.25, 7.0.63, 7.0.69.0, 7.0.70.0 | 10.0.12.36 |
| Flash Player For LinuxAdobe | See advisory | 10.0.15.3 |
| FlexAdobe | 3.0 | n/a |
| flash-pluginredhat | See advisory | 0:9.0.159.0-1.el3.with.oss |
Patched Releases
Flash Player
10.0.12.36
Flash Player For Linux
10.0.15.3
flash-plugin
0:10.0.22.87-1.el5, 0:9.0.159.0-1.el3.with.oss, 0:9.0.159.0-1.el4
Timeline
Publicly disclosed
Feb 24, 2009
Last updated
Aug 7, 2024
Weakness Type
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
- advisoryRHSA-2009:0332
- advisoryRHSA-2009:0334
- patchisc.sans.org · diary.html
- patchadobe.com · apsb09-01.html
- patch33880
FAQ
Common Questions.
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."
Affected: Air (Adobe) versions 1.5; Flash Player (Adobe) versions 10.0.0.584, 10.0.12.10, 7.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.25, 7.0.63, 7.0.69.0, 7.0.70.0; Flash Player For Linux (Adobe), among others. The full list is in the CVE brief.
It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog.
No, it is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Public exploit code is available.
Fixed versions are available, including Flash Player 10.0.12.36, Flash Player For Linux 10.0.15.3, flash-plugin 0:10.0.22.87-1.el5.
Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because public exploit code exists for a high-severity flaw.
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