CVE-2009-1862

Publication date 23 July 2009

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8 · High

Score breakdown

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
adobe-flashplugin 9.10 karmic
Fixed 10.0.32.18-1karmic2
9.04 jaunty
Fixed 10.0.32.18-1jaunty1
8.10 intrepid
Fixed 10.0.32.18-1intrepid1
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 10.0.32.18-1hardy1
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
flashplugin-nonfree 9.10 karmic
Fixed 10.0.32.18ubuntu1
9.04 jaunty
Fixed 10.0.32.18ubuntu0.9.04.1
8.10 intrepid
Fixed 10.0.32.18ubuntu0.8.10.1
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 9.0.246.0ubuntu1
6.06 LTS dapper Ignored

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8 · High
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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