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    CVE-2009-1862

    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.

    Published:Jul 21, 2009
    Last Modified:Apr 22, 2026
    EPS:Jul 23, 2009
    EPSS Score:0.58566
    CVSS Score:7.8

    CISA Notification

    Description

    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.

    Required Action:

    For Adobe Acrobat and Reader, apply updates per vendor instructions. For Adobe Flash Player, the impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

    Notes:

    No extra notes provided.

    Due Date
    Jun 22, 2022
    1542 days ago
    Alert Date
    Jun 8, 2022
    1556 days ago

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Adobe
    Product
    Acrobat
    Vendor
    Adobe
    Product
    Acrobat Reader
    Vendor
    Adobe
    Product
    Flash Player
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Extras

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Related CVEs

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    CVE-2026-81991 (CVSS 5.5) — Acrobat Reader is affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive m…
    CVE-2026-81980 (CVSS 7.8) — Acrobat Reader is affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code executi…
    CVE-2026-81990 (CVSS 7.8) — Acrobat Reader is affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in …
    CVE-2026-81987 (CVSS 7.8) — Acrobat Reader is affected by an Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability that could result in arbitrary c…
    CVE-2026-79910 (CVSS 5.5) — Acrobat Reader is affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive m…
    CVE-2026-81993 (CVSS 5.5) — Acrobat Reader is affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sens…
    CVE-2026-79907 (CVSS 7.8) — Acrobat Reader is affected by a Double Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the…
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    References

    http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/07/potential_adobe_reader_and_fla.html
    http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/FP-1265
    http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6847
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00003.html
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html
    http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10293389-245.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/36193
    http://secunia.com/advisories/36374
    http://secunia.com/advisories/36701
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200908-04.xml
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-266108-1
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3864
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865
    http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa09-03.html
    http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-10.html
    http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-13.html
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/259425
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35759
    http://www.symantec.com/business/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2009-072209-2512-99
    http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/next-generation-flash-vulnerability
    http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/07/potential_adobe_reader_and_fla.html
    http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/FP-1265
    http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6847
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00003.html
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html
    http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10293389-245.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/36193
    http://secunia.com/advisories/36374
    http://secunia.com/advisories/36701
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200908-04.xml
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-266108-1
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3864
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865
    http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa09-03.html
    http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-10.html
    http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-13.html
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/259425
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35759
    http://www.symantec.com/business/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2009-072209-2512-99
    http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/next-generation-flash-vulnerability
    https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2009-1862

    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