Buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player - CVE-2009-1863
Published: December 20, 2016 / Updated: March 16, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU1423
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2009-1863
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Adobe
Affected software:
Adobe Flash Player
Adobe Flash Player
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS conditions or execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to buffer overflow when handling malformed files. By sending a specially crafted .pdf file, a remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and cause the application to crash or execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in denial of service or arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
The weakness exists due to buffer overflow when handling malformed files. By sending a specially crafted .pdf file, a remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and cause the application to crash or execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in denial of service or arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2009-1863
Update Adobe Flash Player 9.x and earlier to version 9.0.246.0:
http://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/downloads.html#fp9
Update Adobe Flash Player 10.x to version 10.0.32.18:
http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer
http://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/downloads.html#fp9
Update Adobe Flash Player 10.x to version 10.0.32.18:
http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer