CVE-2009-1862
Confirmed PUBLISHEDUnspecified 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,...
Recommended Action
Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.
At a Glance
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.
- CVE Published
- Jul 23, 2009
- Exploitation Reported
- Jun 08, 2022
- CVSS
- 7.8 High
- EPSS
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Affected Versions
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CVE References
- 266108 sunsolve.sun.com · Vendor Advisory http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-266108-1
- APPLE-SA-2009-09-10-1 lists.apple.com · Vendor Advisory http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00003.html
- GLSA-200908-04 security.gentoo.org · Vendor Advisory http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200908-04.xml
- APPLE-SA-2009-09-10-2 lists.apple.com · Vendor Advisory http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html
- VU#259425 kb.cert.org · Third-Party Advisory http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/259425
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- 36374 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/36374
- 36193 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/36193
- 36701 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/36701
- 35759 securityfocus.com · VDB Entry http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35759
- symantec.com/business/security_response/writeup.jsp symantec.com · CVE Record http://www.symantec.com/business/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=...
- support.apple.com/kb/HT3864 support.apple.com · CVE Record http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3864
- isc.sans.org/diary.html isc.sans.org · CVE Record http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6847
- adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-13.html adobe.com · CVE Record http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-13.html
- blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/07/potential_adobe_reader_and_fla... blogs.adobe.com · CVE Record http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/07/potential_adobe_reader_and_fla.html
- symantec.com/connect/blogs/next-generation-flash-vulnerab... symantec.com · CVE Record http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/next-generation-flash-vulnerabi...
- bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/FP-1265 bugs.adobe.com · CVE Record http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/FP-1265
- adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-10.html adobe.com · CVE Record http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-10.html
- support.apple.com/kb/HT3865 support.apple.com · CVE Record http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865
- adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa09-03.html adobe.com · CVE Record http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa09-03.html
- news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10293389-245.html news.cnet.com · CVE Record http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10293389-245.html
Recommended Actions
- Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.
- Use the Pro API to automate enrichment, telemetry, and workflow delivery for VM, SOC, and CTI pipelines.
Known Exploited Vulnerability Sources
Catalogues that list this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability.
Per-source evidence links for KEV attestations are available through the KEVIntel Pro API.
Learn about Pro API access| Source | Added |
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| CISA First | 2022-06-08 00:00 UTC |
No detection artifacts or sensor request patterns are available for this CVE yet.
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Virtual Patch
Compensating WAF rules to help reduce exposure to this CVE. Rule content and deployable vendor exports are available with KEVIntel Enterprise.
KEVIntel does not currently have a virtual patch for this CVE. When available, KEVIntel virtual patches ship as deployable ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF rules.
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CVSS Scores
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Exploitation Status
Exploited in the wild
Recorded 2022-06-08 00:00:00 UTC · CISA
Weaknesses (CWE)
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Out-of-bounds Write
Timeline
Key exploitation, disclosure, scanner coverage, and KEV attestation events for this CVE.
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00:00 UTC about 4 years ago00:00 UTC · about 4 years ago
Added to CISA KEV
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
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20:00 UTC almost 17 years ago20:00 UTC · almost 17 years ago
CVE published
Vulnerability disclosed publicly
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00:00 UTC about 17 years ago00:00 UTC · about 17 years ago
CVE ID reserved
Identifier reserved by the CNA
Automate This Intelligence with the Pro API
Confidence scoring, exploit status, sensor telemetry, PoCs, scanner integrations, mentions, and tags are available programmatically for VM, SOC, and CTI workflows.
Pro API Example
GET /api/v2/pro/kevs/CVE-2009-1862
{
"cve_id": "CVE-2009-1862",
"title": "Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x through 9.1.2, and ...",
"affected_vendor": "Adobe",
"affected_product": "[\"Reader\", \"Acrobat\", \"Flash Player\"]",
"affected_versions": [
{ "vendor": "...", "product": "...", "status": "affected", "display_label": "..." }
],
"confidence": "Confirmed",
"cvss_score": 7.8,
"epss_score": null,
"exploit_status": {
"exploited_in_the_wild": true,
"active_exploitation_observed": false
},
"sensor_telemetry": { "...": "Pro API fields" },
"proof_of_concepts": [ "..." ],
"scanner_integrations": [ "..." ]
}