#VU1425 Null pointer dereference in Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR - CVE-2009-1865

Vulnerability identifier: #VU1425

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 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-2009-1865

CWE-ID: CWE-476

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
Adobe Flash Player
Adobe AIR

Software vendor:
Adobe

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS conditions or execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to NULL pointer dereference 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 privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in denial of service or arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.

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
Update Adobe Air to version 1.5.2.
http://get.adobe.com/air/

• http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-10.html