# CVE-2009-1862

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x through 9.1.2, and Adobe Flash Player 9.x through 9.0.159.0 and 10.x through 10.0.22.87, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via (1) a crafted Flash application in a .pdf file or (2) a crafted .swf file, related to authplay.dll, as exploited in the wild in July 2009.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2009-1862
- CVSS: 7.8
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2022-06-08; CISA due date 2022-06-22
- EPSS: 21.20% (percentile 97.6)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total (assessed 2025-02-10)
- Weakness: CWE-787
- Published: 2009-07-23

## Affected

- adobe:acrobat
- adobe:acrobat_reader
- adobe:flash_player

## References

- [advisory] http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-266108-1
- [advisory] http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/259425
- [other] http://www.symantec.com/business/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2009-072209-2512-99
- [advisory] http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00003.html
- [advisory] http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200908-04.xml
- [other] http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3864
- [other] http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6847
- [other] http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-13.html
- [other] http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/07/potential_adobe_reader_and_fla.html
- [other] http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/next-generation-flash-vulnerability
- [advisory] http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html
- [other] http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/FP-1265
- [other] http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-10.html
- [advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/36374
- [other] http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865
- [advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/36193
- [advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/36701
- [other] http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa09-03.html
- [other] http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10293389-245.html
- [other] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35759
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2009-1862

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