CVE-2009-0520 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 28.5% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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."
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 28.48% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-02-26 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (4)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| adobe | air |
| adobe | flash player |
| adobe | flash player for linux |
| adobe | flex |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Adobe Flash Player 9/10 - Invalid Object Reference Remote Code Execution | 2009-02-24 |
References
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=5929
- 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
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33880
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0513
- 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
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