What it is
CVE-2009-1862 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Adobe ["Reader" and 2 other products. Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x through 9.1.2, and Adobe Flash Player 9.x through 9.0.159.0...
Vulnerability report
Exploited in the wild
Confirmed confidence
In CISA KEV
CVE-2009-1862
["Reader" Denial of Service
Adobe / ["Reader"
- Severity
- CVSS 7.8 · High
- Confidence
- Confirmed
- Exploit status
- Exploited in the wild
- EPSS
- 25.0%
- First observed
- —
- Last observed
- —
Decision summary
What security teams need to know first
Direct answers before the deeper technical record.
Is it exploited?
Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed.
Who is affected?
Adobe / ["Reader".
What should we do?
Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.
Overview
["Reader" Denial of Service
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.
- Published
- 23 Jul 2009
- Exploitation Reported
- 08 Jun 2022
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
Tags
cisa
CVE References
- CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1862
- 266108 sunsolve.sun.com · Vendor Advisory http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-266108-1
- APPLE-SA-2009-09-10-1 lists.apple.com · Vendor Advisory http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00003.html
- GLSA-200908-04 security.gentoo.org · Vendor Advisory http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200908-04.xml
- APPLE-SA-2009-09-10-2 lists.apple.com · Vendor Advisory http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html
- VU#259425 kb.cert.org · Third-Party Advisory http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/259425
- 36374 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/36374
- 36193 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/36193
- 36701 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/36701
- 35759 securityfocus.com · VDB Entry http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35759
- symantec.com/business/security_response/writeup.jsp symantec.com · CVE Record http://www.symantec.com/business/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=...
- support.apple.com/kb/HT3864 support.apple.com · CVE Record http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3864
- isc.sans.org/diary.html isc.sans.org · CVE Record http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6847
- adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-13.html adobe.com · CVE Record http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-13.html
- blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/07/potential_adobe_reader_and_fla... blogs.adobe.com · CVE Record http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/07/potential_adobe_reader_and_fla.html
- symantec.com/connect/blogs/next-generation-flash-vulnerab... symantec.com · CVE Record http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/next-generation-flash-vulnerabi...
- bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/FP-1265 bugs.adobe.com · CVE Record http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/FP-1265
- adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-10.html adobe.com · CVE Record http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-10.html
- support.apple.com/kb/HT3865 support.apple.com · CVE Record http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865
- adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa09-03.html adobe.com · CVE Record http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa09-03.html
- news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10293389-245.html news.cnet.com · CVE Record http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10293389-245.html
Exploitation evidence
Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited
Third-party attestation and first-party sensor observation are shown separately so teams can judge the evidence chain.
Exploited in the wild
CISA
Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.
Known exploited vulnerability sources
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Learn about Pro API access| Source | Added |
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Detection
Operational artifacts and observed signals
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Observed signals
- Request targets
- 0
- User-Agents
- 0
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Scanner coverage
No scanner integrations recorded yet.
Virtual patch status
No KEV Intelligence virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.
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Risk and context
Severity, weaknesses, and research context
CVSS v3.1
7.8
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
25.0%
Weaknesses
All CVSS Scores
CVSS v3.1
7.8
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0
9.3
High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Timeline
From disclosure to observed exploitation
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Added to CISA KEV
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
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CVE published
Vulnerability disclosed publicly
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CVE ID reserved
Identifier reserved by the CNA
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- First-party sensor telemetry
- PoC and scanner references
- Affected versions and enrichment
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GET /api/v2/pro/kevs/CVE-2009-1862
Free JSON includes basic KEV fields{
"cve_id": "CVE-2009-1862",
"confidence": "Confirmed",
"cvss_score": 7.8,
"cvss_estimated": false,
"epss_score": 0.25006,
"exploit_status": {
"exploited_in_the_wild": true,
"active_exploitation_observed": false
},
"sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
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