CVE-2009-0521
Adobe Flash Player Untrusted Search Path Remote privilege escalation
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 26, 2009, 4:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
May 17, 2024, 5:38 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
6.4
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2009-0521
vulnerability.
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are
affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
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-2009-0521.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=5929 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0332.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/34012 | Broken Link |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/34226 | Broken Link |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-23.xml | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-01.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0513 | Broken Link Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=487144 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48904 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6160 | Third Party Advisory |
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2009-0521 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2009-0521 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.
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Modified Analysis by [email protected]
May. 17, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Evaluator Solution http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-01.html "This update prevents a potential Linux-only information disclosure issue in the Flash Player binary that could lead to privilege escalation. (CVE-2009-0521)" http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-01.html "This update prevents a potential Linux-only information disclosure issue in the Flash Player binary that could lead to privilege escalation. (CVE-2009-0521)" Changed Reference Type http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=5929 No Types Assigned http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=5929 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0332.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0332.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/34012 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/34012 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/34226 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/34226 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-23.xml No Types Assigned http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-23.xml Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0513 Patch, Vendor Advisory http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0513 Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=487144 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=487144 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48904 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48904 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6160 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6160 Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_for_linux:10.0.12.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_for_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 10.0.15.3 OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_for_linux:10.0.12.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_for_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 10.0.15.3 OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
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:6160 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6160 [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/48904 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48904 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 27, 2009
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-0521 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2009-0521
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.09405
percentile