CVE-2011-0609 KEV EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 63.5% (pctl 99)
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On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-06-22.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 63.51% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2022-06-22 |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2011-03-15 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Adobe Flash Player Unspecified Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2022-06-08 |
| Due | 2022-06-22 |
| Vendor / product | Adobe / Flash Player |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (14)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| adobe | acrobat |
| adobe | acrobat reader |
| adobe | air |
| adobe | flash player |
| apple | mac os x |
| apple | macos |
| android | |
| chrome | |
| chrome os | |
| linux | linux kernel |
| microsoft | windows |
| opensuse | opensuse |
| oracle | solaris |
| suse | linux enterprise |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Adobe Flash Player - AVM Bytecode Verification (Metasploit) | 2011-03-23 |
References
- http://blogs.adobe.com/asset/2011/03/background-on-apsa11-01-patch-schedule.html
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/03/stable-and-beta-channel-updates_15.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43751
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43757
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43772
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43856
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8152
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa11-01.html
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-06.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/192052
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0372.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46860
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025210
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025211
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025238
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0655
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0656
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0688
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0732
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