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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 objects during Shockwave Flash file processing, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file, related to a "buffer overflow issue."

    Published:Feb 24, 2009
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Feb 26, 2009
    EPSS Score:0.22174
    CVSS Score:9.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Adobe
    Product
    Air
    Vendor
    Adobe
    Product
    Flash Player
    Vendor
    Adobe
    Product
    Flash Player For Linux
    Vendor
    Adobe
    Product
    Flex
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Extras

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32811

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    References

    http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=5929
    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
    http://secunia.com/advisories/34226
    http://secunia.com/advisories/34293
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-23.xml
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1021750
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-254909-1
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
    http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-01.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33880
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0513
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0743
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=487142
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48887
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16057
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6593
    http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=5929
    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
    http://secunia.com/advisories/34226
    http://secunia.com/advisories/34293
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-23.xml
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1021750
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-254909-1
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
    http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-01.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33880
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0513
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0743
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=487142
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48887
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16057
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6593

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High