#VU1430 Information disclosure in Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR - CVE-2009-1870

Vulnerability identifier: #VU1430

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2009-1870

CWE-ID: CWE-200

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
Adobe Flash Player
Adobe AIR

Software vendor:
Adobe

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper access control. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted SWF file, trick the victim into opening it, bypass the Security Sandbox model, scan ports, and obtain sensitive information.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure 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