National Cyber Awareness System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2009-1862
Original release date:07/23/2009
Last revised:09/16/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
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.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
8.6
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service
Per: http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/259425
"Adobe Flash is a widely deployed multimedia platform typically used to provide content in web sites. Adobe Flash Player, Reader, Acrobat, and other Adobe products include Flash support.
Adobe Flash Player contains a code execution vulnerability. An attacker may be able to trigger this vulnerability by convincing a user to open a specially crafted Flash (SWF) file. The SWF file could be hosted or embedded in a web page or contained in a Portable Document Format (PDF) file. If an attacker can take control of a website or web server, trusted sites may exploit this vulnerability.
This vulnerability affects Adobe Flash versions 9.0.159.0 and 10.0.22.87 and earlier 9.x and 10.x versions. Adobe Reader 9, Acrobat 9, and other Adobe products (including Photoshop CS3, PhotoShop Lightroom, Freehand MX, Fireworks) provide Flash support independent of Flash Player. As of 2009-07-22, Adobe Reader 9.1.2 includes Flash 9.0.155.0, which is likely vulnerable to issues addressed by Flash 9.0.159.0"
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US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#259425
Name: VU#259425
External Source: MISC
Name: http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/next-generation-flash-vulnerability
External Source: MISC
Name: http://www.symantec.com/business/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2009-072209-2512-99
External Source: BID
Name: 35759
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-13.html
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-10.html
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa09-03.html
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3864
External Source: SUNALERT
Name: 266108
External Source: GENTOO
Name: GLSA-200908-04
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 36701
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 36374
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 36193
External Source: MISC
Name: http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10293389-245.html
External Source: APPLE
Name: APPLE-SA-2009-09-10-2
External Source: APPLE
Name: APPLE-SA-2009-09-10-1
External Source: MISC
Name: http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6847
External Source: MISC
Name: http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/FP-1265
External Source: MISC
Name: http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/07/potential_adobe_reader_and_fla.html
Type: Advisory
