CVE-2011-0611

Confirmed PUBLISHED

Adobe Flash Player before 10.2.154.27 on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Solaris and 10.2.156.12 and earlier on Android; Adobe AIR before 2.6.19140;...

Adobe · Flash Player, AIR, Reader, Acrobat

Exploited in the wild PoC available

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Confidence

Confirmed

Exploitation Status

Exploited in the wild

Observed in Sensors

Attempts (30d)

—

Unique Attacker IPs

—

CISA KEV

In CISA KEV

CVSS / EPSS

8.8 High

At a Glance

Adobe Flash Player before 10.2.154.27 on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Solaris and 10.2.156.12 and earlier on Android; Adobe AIR before 2.6.19140; and Authplay.dll (aka AuthPlayLib.bundle) in Adobe Reader 9.x before 9.4.4 and 10.x through 10.0.1 on Windows, Adobe Reader 9.x before 9.4.4 and 10.x before 10.0.3 on Mac OS X, and Adobe Acrobat 9.x before 9.4.4 and 10.x before 10.0.3 on Windows and Mac OS X allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted Flash content; as demonstrated by a Microsoft Office document with an embedded .swf file that has a size inconsistency in a "group of included constants," object type confusion, ActionScript that adds custom functions to prototypes, and Date objects; and as exploited in the wild in April 2011.

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CVE Published: Apr 13, 2011
Exploitation Reported: Mar 03, 2022
CVSS: 8.8 High
EPSS: —

Remote Low complexity Unauthenticated

Affected Versions

Vendor	Product	Version	Status
adobe	flash_player	0 to < 10.2.154.27	Affected
adobe	air	0 to < 2.6.19140	Affected
adobe	reader	9.0 to < 9.4.4	Affected
adobe	reader	10.0 to < 10.0.3	Affected
adobe	acrobat	10.0 to < 10.0.3	Affected
adobe	acrobat	9.0 to < 9.4.4	Affected
n/a	n/a	n/a	Affected

CVE References

RHSA-2011:0451 redhat.com · Vendor Advisory http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0451.html
SUSE-SA:2011:018 lists.opensuse.org · Vendor Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00004...
8204 securityreason.com · Third-Party Advisory http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8204
8292 securityreason.com · Third-Party Advisory http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8292
44149 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/44149

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44141 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/44141
44119 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/44119
VU#230057 kb.cert.org · Third-Party Advisory http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/230057
17175 exploit-db.com · Exploit http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17175
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14175 oval.cisecurity.org · VDB Entry https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.m...
47314 securityfocus.com · VDB Entry http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47314
ADV-2011-0922 vupen.com · VDB Entry http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0922
adobe-flash-swf-doc-ce(66681) exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com · VDB Entry https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66681
ADV-2011-0924 vupen.com · VDB Entry http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0924
1025325 securitytracker.com · VDB Entry http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025325
ADV-2011-0923 vupen.com · VDB Entry http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0923
1025324 securitytracker.com · VDB Entry http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025324
bugix-security.blogspot.com/2011/04/cve-2011-0611-adobe-flash-zero-day.html bugix-security.blogspot.com · CVE Record http://bugix-security.blogspot.com/2011/04/cve-2011-0611-adobe-flash-...
secunia.com/blog/210 secunia.com · CVE Record http://secunia.com/blog/210/
adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-07.html adobe.com · CVE Record http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-07.html
blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/archive/2011/04/12/analysis-of-the-cv... blogs.technet.com · CVE Record http://blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/archive/2011/04/12/analysis-of-the-cv...
contagiodump.blogspot.com/2011/04/apr-8-cve-2011-0611-flash-player-zer... contagiodump.blogspot.com · CVE Record http://contagiodump.blogspot.com/2011/04/apr-8-cve-2011-0611-flash-pl...
adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa11-02.html adobe.com · CVE Record http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa11-02.html
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/04/stable-channel-update.html googlechromereleases.blogspot.com · CVE Record http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/04/stable-channel-updat...
adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-08.html adobe.com · CVE Record http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-08.html

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Source	Added
CISA First	2022-03-03 00:00 UTC

Scanner Artifacts

Nuclei and Metasploit references linked to this CVE.

Scanner	Reference	Detected
Metasploit	https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/adobe_flashplayer_flash10o.rb	Apr 28, 2025

CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1 8.8 High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 9.3 High

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitation Status

Exploited in the wild

Recorded 2022-03-03 00:00:00 UTC · CISA

Proof of concept available

Recorded 2025-04-28 15:02:37 UTC

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-843

Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')

Scanner Integrations

Scanner	Reference	Detected
Metasploit	https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/adobe_flashplayer_flash10o.rb	Apr 28, 2025

Potential Proof of Concepts

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adobe_flashplayer_flash10o

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  "cve_id": "CVE-2011-0611",
  "title": "Adobe Flash Player before 10.2.154.27 on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Solari...",
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  "affected_product": "Flash Player, AIR, Reader, Acrobat",
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  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 8.8,
  "epss_score": null,
  "exploit_status": {
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    "active_exploitation_observed": false
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CVE-2011-0611

At a Glance

Affected Versions

CVE References

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Known Exploited Vulnerability Sources

Scanner Artifacts

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CVSS Scores

Exploitation Status

Weaknesses (CWE)

Scanner Integrations

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