CVE-2011-0609
Adobe — Adobe Flash Player Unspecified Vulnerability
Adobe · Remote code execution | Denial of service · in CISA KEV since 2022-06-08
EVRS 75 of 100 Urgent
Patch This Cycle
Rank 705 of 2,962 tracked
Raised to the floor for a confirmed exploited vulnerability.
Why it scores 75
Evidence available: 6 of 7 signalsListed in the CISA KEV catalog, and an EPSS probability of 0.635.
- CISA KEVApplied
- RansomwareDid not apply
- Vendor exploitationDid not apply
- EPSSApplied
- Microsoft Exploitability IndexNot applicable
- Pre-patch disclosureNo data
- KEV recencyDid not apply
- CVSSApplied
The band answers “how soon”, not “how bad”. No data for: Pre-patch disclosure. Why some signals show no data
Fix
Patch or fixed version identifiedCISA required action
Fixed in
flash player: update to a version newer than 10.2.154.13 | flash player: update to a version newer than 10.1.106.16 | acrobat: update to a version newer than 9.4.2 | acrobat reader: update to a version newer than 9.4.2 | air: update to a version newer than 2.5.1 | chrome: update to 10.0.648.134 or later
Affected versions
- flash player
<= 10.2.154.13<= 10.1.106.16 - acrobat
>= 9.0 <= 9.4.210.010.0.1 - acrobat reader
>= 9.0 <= 9.4.210.010.0.1 - air
<= 2.5.1 - chrome
< 10.0.648.134 - mac os x
- linux kernel
- windows
+6 more affected products; see the full list at NVD.
Remediation
The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
Fixed versions from NVD.
Evidence
Each value with its source| Measure | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| CVSS base scoreHow severe the flaw is in itself. It does not say how likely an attack is. | 7.8 | NVD |
| FIRST EPSSFIRST's estimate of the chance this is exploited in the next 30 days, and how that ranks against all CVEs. | 0.635 (99.21st pctl) | FIRST EPSS |
| Actively exploitedWhether a source of record has confirmed attacks using it in the wild. | Confirmed | CISA KEV |
| Ransomware campaign useWhether CISA has seen ransomware operators use it. | Unknown or none | CISA KEV |
| CISA remediation deadlineThe date US federal agencies must have fixed or mitigated it. | 2022-06-22 · KEV since 2022 · listed over a year | CISA KEV |
| Public exploit moduleA module existing is not the same as active exploitation. | Public module exists | Metasploit |
| EUVD cross-referenceENISA's record: CVSS 7.8 (v3.1), assigned by adobe. | Listed | ENISA EUVD |
Description
NVDUnspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 10.2.154.13 and earlier on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Solaris; 10.1.106.16 and earlier on Android; Adobe AIR 2.5.1 and earlier; and Authplay.dll (aka AuthPlayLib.bundle) in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x through 9.4.2 and 10.x through 10.0.1 on Windows and Mac OS X, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted Flash content, as demonstrated by a .swf file embedded in an Excel spreadsheet, and as exploited in the wild in March 2011.
What CISA says to do
Public module
Metasploit lists a public good-rank module for this CVE: Adobe Flash Player AVM Bytecode Verification Vulnerability (windows/browser/adobe_flashplayer_avm). A module existing is not the same as active exploitation; see metasploit.com.