High severity7.8CISA KEVNVD Advisory· Published Jul 23, 2009· Updated Apr 22, 2026
CVE-2009-1862
CVE-2009-1862
Description
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.
Affected products
3Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
21- blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/07/potential_adobe_reader_and_fla.htmlnvdBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00003.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200908-04.xmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT3864nvdThird Party Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT3865nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa09-03.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/259425nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/35759nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/FP-1265nvdBroken Link
- isc.sans.org/diary.htmlnvdNot Applicable
- news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10293389-245.htmlnvdBroken Link
- secunia.com/advisories/36193nvdBroken Link
- secunia.com/advisories/36374nvdBroken Link
- secunia.com/advisories/36701nvdBroken Link
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.donvdBroken Link
- www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-10.htmlnvdNot Applicable
- www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-13.htmlnvdNot Applicable
- www.symantec.com/business/security_response/writeup.jspnvdBroken Link
- www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/next-generation-flash-vulnerabilitynvdBroken Link
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalognvdUS Government Resource
News mentions
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