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CVE-2009-0520

Adobe Flash Player 9.x before 9.0.159.0 and 10.x before 10.0.22.87 does not properly remove...

9.3 HighPublic exploit

CVE-2009-0520 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Adobe Flash Player, published February 26, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 28.5%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
9.3 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
28.5%EPSS, 98th percentile
Exploitation
None known1 public exploit
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

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."

Exploit likelihood

28.5%Down 38.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
flash-plugin
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:10.0.22.87-1.el5
0:10.0.22.87-1.el5
flash-plugin
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:10.0.22.87-1.el5
0:10.0.22.87-1.el5
flash-plugin
Red Hat:rhel_extras:3
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:9.0.159.0-1.el3.with.oss
0:9.0.159.0-1.el3.with.oss
flash-plugin
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:9.0.159.0-1.el4
0:9.0.159.0-1.el4

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBAdobe Flash Player 9/10 - Invalid Object Reference Remote Code Execution2009-02-24

What each source reports

NVD Score used9.3

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."

Record
CVE-2009-0520
CVSS 2.0
9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

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."

Record
CVE-2009-0520
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-0524No score

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."

Record
EUVD-2009-0524
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8fmr-hfvg-xqm4No score

Adobe Flash Player 9.x before 9.0.159.0 and 10.x before 10.0.22.87 does not properly remove...

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."

Record
GHSA-8fmr-hfvg-xqm4
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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