CVE-2011-0609

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: March 15, 2011 at 05:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:27 PM UTC
9 products affected across 4 vendorsChromeAcrobat ReaderAcrobat· also runs on 4 platforms

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 64%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score63.5%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 63.5% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 99% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

Adobe Flash Player contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute code or cause denial-of-service (DoS).

Required Action
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
1588 days overdue

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 10.2.154.13 and earlier on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Solaris; 10.1.106.16 and earlier on Android; Adobe AIR 2.5.1 and earlier; and Authplay.dll (aka AuthPlayLib.bundle) in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x through 9.4.2 and 10.x through 10.0.1 on Windows and Mac OS X, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted Flash content, as demonstrated by a .swf file embedded in an Excel spreadsheet, and as exploited in the wild in March 2011.

Affected

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

9.0 ≤ v ≤ 9.4.210.010.0.1
apple-macos (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment)
9.0 ≤ v ≤ 9.4.210.010.0.1
apple-macos (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment)
v ≤ 2.5.1
v ≤ 10.1.106.16v ≤ 10.2.154.13
apple-macos (environment) · google-android (environment) · linux-linux-kernel (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment) · oracle-solaris (environment)
v < 10.0.648.134
Affected range stops below 10.0.648.134, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
apple-macos (environment) · linux-linux-kernel (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment) · google-chrome-os (same device)
All versions
All versions

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (23)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/43751
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/43757
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/43772
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/43856
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SREASONBroken Link
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8152

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
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