CVE-2009-0520

Summary

CVECVE-2009-0520
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-02-26 16:17:19 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionAdobe 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."

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Adobe Air 1.5 All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player 10.0.0.584 All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player 10.0.12.10 All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player 7.0 All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player 7.0.1 All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player 7.0.25 All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player 7.0.63 All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player 7.0.63 All linux All
Application Adobe Flash Player 7.0.69.0 All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player 7.0.70.0 All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player 7.1 All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player 7.1.1 All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player 7.2 All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player 8.0 All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player 8.0 All basic All
Application Adobe Flash Player 8.0 All pro All
Application Adobe Flash Player 8.0.24.0 All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player 8.0.34.0 All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player 8.0.35.0 All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player 8.0.39.0 All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player 9.0.112.0 All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player 9.0.114.0 All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player 9.0.115.0 All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player 9.0.124.0 All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player 9.0.16 All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player 9.0.20 All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player 9.0.20.0 All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player 9.0.28 All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player 9.0.28.0 All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player 9.0.31.0 All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player 9.0.45.0 All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player 9.0.47.0 All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player 9.0.48.0 All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player cs3 All pro All
Application Adobe Flash Player cs4 All pro All
Application Adobe Flash Player All All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player For Linux All All All All
Application Adobe Flex 3.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Patch
Adobe flash player patch af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 isc.sans.org Patch
APPLE-SA-2009-05-12 Security Update 2009-002 / Mac OS X v10.5.7 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
Bug 487142 – CVE-2009-0520 flash-plugin: Buffer overflow (arbitrary code execution) via crafted SWF file. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 labs.idefense.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
About the security content of Security Update 2009-002 / Mac OS X v10.5.7 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
Adobe Flash Player Invalid Object Reference Bug Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Adobe Flash Player Invalid Object Reference Remote Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Adobe - Security Advisories : APSB09-01 - Flash Player update available to address security vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.adobe.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Adobe Flash Player Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA09-133A -- Apple Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov US Government Resource
#254909: Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in the Adobe Flash Player for Solaris 10 (Adobe Security Bulletin APSB09-01) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sunsolve.sun.com
Sun Solaris Adobe Flash Player Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Gentoo update for netscape-flash - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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