9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2009-0520
Adobe Flash Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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."

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 26, 2009, 4:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-0520 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Adobe flash_player
2 Adobe flash_player_for_linux
3 Adobe air
4 Adobe flex
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2009-0520.

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

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2009-0520 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-0520 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=5929
    Added Reference http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=773
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0332.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0334.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34012
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34226
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34293
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
    Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-23.xml
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1021750
    Added Reference http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-254909-1
    Added Reference http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
    Added Reference http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-01.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33880
    Added Reference http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0513
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0743
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=487142
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48887
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16057
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6593
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16057 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6593 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6593 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16057 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/48887 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48887 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 27, 2009

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

66.22 }} 27.05%

score

0.98079

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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