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CVE-2009-0520

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 obje

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.".

HIGH · CVSS 9.3 EPSS 0.22174
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 4% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules1 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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Affected Products & Versions

5
adobe airall versions
adobe flash player<= 10.0.12.36
adobe flash playerall versions
adobe flash player for linux<= 10.0.15.3
adobe flexall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
remoteAdobe Flash Player 9/10 - Invalid Object Reference Remote Code Executionverified
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Sigma Hunt Rules

1
Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighFlash Player Update from Suspicious Location
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Scoring & Timeline

9.3
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD26 Feb 2009 · 04:17 PM
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Vendor Advisories

2
rhsaRHSA-2009:0334Critical
rhsaRHSA-2009:0332Critical
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References & Sources

23
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=5929Patch
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
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