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[ CVE-2009-1862 · Published 23 Jul 2009 ]

Adobe Acrobat and Reader, Flash Player Unspecified Vulnerability

Exploited · CISA KEV CVSS 7.8 EPSS 21%No fix listed yet

[ Why it matters ]Priority signals

  • Exploited in the wild: on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since 2022-06-08
  • EPSS: 21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (higher than 98% of CVEs)

[ Description ]Official 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.

CISA: Adobe Acrobat and Reader and Adobe Flash Player allows remote attackers to execute code or cause denial-of-service (DoS).

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

CISA required action (US federal deadline 22 Jun 2022): 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.

No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.

[ References ]References