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CVE-2009-1862

77
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-1862 is an unspecified vulnerability affecting Adobe Reader, Acrobat (versions 9.x through 9.1.2), and Flash Player (versions 9.x through 9.0.159.0 and 10.x through 10.0.22.87). This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service through memory corruption, typically via crafted Flash applications embedded in PDF files or standalone SWF files, specifically related to authplay.dll. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), the vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) but has low attack complexity (AC:L), potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This CVE is noteworthy for being actively exploited in the wild in July 2009 and is listed in CISA's KEV catalog, indicating its historical significance despite a lack of public exploit code or recent media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 9.0, <= 9.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 9.0, <= 9.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 9.0, <= 9.0.159.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 10.0, <= 10.0.22.87CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
25.01%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Added to KEV · Jun 8, 2022
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.2501 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 11,621 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Extras for RHEL 3Fixed in: flash-plugin-0:9.0.246.0-2.el3.with.oss
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Extras for RHEL 4Fixed in: flash-plugin-0:9.0.246.0-2.el4
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: flash-plugin-0:10.0.32.18-2.el5
View patch
adobevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2009-1862Critical

flash-plugin: Remote code execution vulnerability via malicious SWF (Shockwave Flash) content

Jul 21, 2009

References

cisa.gov / known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
US Government Resource
blogs.adobe.com / psirt/2009/07/potential_adobe_reader_and_fla.html
Broken LinkVendor Advisory
bugs.adobe.com / jira/browse/FP-1265
Broken Link
isc.sans.org / diary.html
Not Applicable
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00003.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
news.cnet.com / 8301-27080_3-10293389-245.html
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/36193
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/36374
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/36701
Broken Link
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200908-04.xml
Third Party Advisory
sunsolve.sun.com / search/document.do
Broken Link
support.apple.com / kb/HT3864
Third Party Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT3865
Third Party Advisory
adobe.com / support/security/advisories/apsa09-03.html
Vendor Advisory
adobe.com / support/security/bulletins/apsb09-10.html
Not Applicable
adobe.com / support/security/bulletins/apsb09-13.html
Not Applicable
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/259425
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
securityfocus.com / bid/35759
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
symantec.com / business/security_response/writeup.jsp
Broken Link
symantec.com / connect/blogs/next-generation-flash-vulnerability
Broken Link