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CVE-2009-1862

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 23, 2009 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:08 PM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorAcrobat ReaderAcrobatFlash Player

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 21%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score21.2%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 21.2% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 98% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

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.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
Jun 8, 2022
Remediation Due
Jun 22, 2022
1591 days overdue
Notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1862

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Acrobat· Adobe
95%
9.0 ≤ v ≤ 9.1.2
Acrobat Reader· Adobe
95%
9.0 ≤ v ≤ 9.1.2
Flash Player· Adobe
95%
10.0 ≤ v ≤ 10.0.22.879.0 ≤ v ≤ 9.0.159.0

References (21)

x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/07/potential_adobe_reader_and_fla.html
x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/FP-1265
x_refsource_MISCNot Applicable
Source: [email protected]
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6847
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00003.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html
x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10293389-245.html
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/36193
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/36374

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-787

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