CVE-2009-0520

N/A Unknown
Published: February 26, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Adobe Flash Player 9.x before 9.0.159.0 and 10.x before 10.0.22.87 does not properly remove references to destroyed objects during Shockwave Flash file processing, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file, related to a "buffer overflow issue."

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=5929
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=773
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0332.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0334.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/34012
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/34226
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/34293
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-23.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021750
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-254909-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-01.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33880
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0513
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0743
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=487142
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48887
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16057
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6593
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=5929
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=773
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0332.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0334.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/34012
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/34226
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/34293
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-23.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021750
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-254909-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-01.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33880
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0513
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0743
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=487142
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48887
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16057
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6593
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

46 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
22.2%
96th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

adobe

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