National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2009-0520
Original release date:02/26/2009
Last revised:05/16/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
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."
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
8.6
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides administrator access, Allows complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA09-133A
Name: TA09-133A
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2009-0513
Type: Patch Information
External Source: BID
Name: 33880
Type: Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-01.html
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: MISC
Name: http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=5929
Type: Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=487142
External Source: XF
Name: flash-invalid-object-bo(48887)
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2009-1297
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2009-0743
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
External Source: SUNALERT
Name: 254909
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1021750
External Source: GENTOO
Name: GLSA-200903-23
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 35074
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 34293
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 34226
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 34012
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2009:0334
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2009:0332
External Source: APPLE
Name: APPLE-SA-2009-05-12
External Source: IDEFENSE
Name: 20090224 Adobe Flash Player Invalid Object Reference Vulnerability