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CVE-2009-1869

9.3 · HIGH

Integer overflow in the ActionScript Virtual Machine 2 (AVM2) abcFile parser in Adobe Flash Player before 9.0.246.0 and 10.x before 10.0.32.18, and Adobe AIR before 1.5.2, allows attackers to cause…

Published Jul 31, 2009adobeCWE-189EPSS 19.70%

Overview

CVE-2009-1869 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting adobe air. It was published on July 31, 2009 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Integer overflow in the ActionScript Virtual Machine 2 (AVM2) abcFile parser in Adobe Flash Player before 9.0.246.0 and 10.x before 10.0.32.18, and Adobe AIR before 1.5.2, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an AVM2 file with a large intrf_count value that triggers a dereference of an out-of-bounds pointer.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from adobe. Update air to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
adobeair0Affected
adobeflash_player0Affected

References

Reflists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00003.htmlReflists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.htmlRefosvdb.org/56777Refroeehay.blogspot.com/2009/08/advisory-adobe-flash-player-avm2.htmlRefroeehay.blogspot.com/2009/08/exploitation-of-cve-2009-1869.htmlRefsecunia.com/advisories/36193Refsecunia.com/advisories/36374Refsecunia.com/advisories/36701Refsecurity.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200908-04.xmlRefsunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-266108-1

How CyberStrike helps

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2009-1869?

CVE-2009-1869 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting adobe air. It was published on July 31, 2009 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2009-1869?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2009-1869?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from adobe. Update air to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2009-1869?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2009-1869 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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