Known Exploited Vulnerability
7.8
HIGH
CVE-2009-1862
Adobe Acrobat and Reader, Flash Player Unspecified - [Actively 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.

INFO

Published Date :

July 23, 2009, 8:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 28, 2024, 2:20 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

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Description :

Adobe Acrobat and Reader and Adobe Flash Player allows remote attackers to execute code or cause denial-of-service (DoS).

Required Action :

For Adobe Acrobat and Reader, apply updates per vendor instructions. For Adobe Flash Player, the impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2009-1862 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-1862 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 acrobat
3 Adobe acrobat_reader
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-2009-1862.

URL Resource
http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/07/potential_adobe_reader_and_fla.html Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/FP-1265 Broken Link
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6847 Not Applicable
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00003.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10293389-245.html Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/36193 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/36374 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/36701 Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200908-04.xml Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-266108-1 Broken Link
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3864 Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865 Third Party Advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa09-03.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-10.html Not Applicable
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-13.html Not Applicable
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/259425 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35759 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.symantec.com/business/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2009-072209-2512-99 Broken Link
http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/next-generation-flash-vulnerability Broken Link

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Born at : April 19, 2022, 8:58 a.m. This repo has been linked 1181 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2009-1862 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-1862 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.

  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 28, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/07/potential_adobe_reader_and_fla.html Vendor Advisory http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/07/potential_adobe_reader_and_fla.html Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/FP-1265 No Types Assigned http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/FP-1265 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6847 No Types Assigned http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6847 Not Applicable
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00003.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00003.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10293389-245.html No Types Assigned http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10293389-245.html Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/36193 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/36193 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/36374 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/36374 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/36701 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/36701 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200908-04.xml No Types Assigned http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200908-04.xml Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-266108-1 No Types Assigned http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-266108-1 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3864 No Types Assigned http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3864 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865 No Types Assigned http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa09-03.html No Types Assigned http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa09-03.html Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-10.html No Types Assigned http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-10.html Not Applicable
    Changed Reference Type http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-13.html No Types Assigned http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-13.html Not Applicable
    Changed Reference Type http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/259425 US Government Resource http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/259425 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35759 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35759 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.symantec.com/business/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2009-072209-2512-99 No Types Assigned http://www.symantec.com/business/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2009-072209-2512-99 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/next-generation-flash-vulnerability No Types Assigned http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/next-generation-flash-vulnerability Broken Link
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-94
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.0 up to (including) 9.1.2 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.0 up to (including) 9.1.2
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.18d60:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.28.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.31.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.45.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.47.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.48.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.112.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.114.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.115.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.124.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.155.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.159.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.125.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:10.0.0.584:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:10.0.12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:10.0.12.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:10.0.22.87:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.0 up to (including) 9.0.159.0 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.0 up to (including) 10.0.22.87
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 24, 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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-1862 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-2009-1862 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

55.88 }} 16.96%

score

0.97685

percentile

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