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CVE-2011-0609

Adobe Flash Player Unspecified Vulnerability

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 ⚠ CISA KEV EPSS 0.92079
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  • Listed on CISA KEV (known exploited in the wild)
  • SSVC exploitation status: active
  • EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
  • EPSS percentile: top 0% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules18 YARA rules0
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Required Remediation

The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

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Affected Products & Versions

10
adobe flash player<= 10.2.154.13
adobe flash player<= 10.1.106.16
adobe acrobat>= 9.0 and <= 9.4.2
adobe acrobatall versions
adobe acrobat reader>= 9.0 and <= 9.4.2
adobe acrobat readerall versions
adobe air<= 2.5.1
opensuseall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
remoteAdobe Flash Player - AVM Bytecode Verification (Metasploit)verified
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Sigma Hunt Rules

18
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.
producthighRunning Chrome VPN Extensions via the Registry 2 VPN Extension
productmediumPotential Chrome Frame Helper DLL Sideloading
producthighFlash Player Update from Suspicious Location
producthighSuspicious Microsoft Office Child Process - MacOS
producthighRemote Access Tool - Renamed MeshAgent Execution - MacOS
producthighBinary Padding - MacOS
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Scoring & Timeline

7.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · psirt@adobe.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD15 Mar 2011 · 05:55 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Exploitation
active
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
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Vendor Advisories

2
cisaKEV-CVE-2011-0609
rhsaRHSA-2011:0372Critical
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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://blogs.adobe.com/asset/2011/03/background-on-apsa11-01-patch-schedule.htmlBroken Link
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/03/stable-and-beta-channel-updates_15.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43751Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/43757Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/43772Broken Link
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