Adobe Flash Player up to 9.0.48.0 File Processing memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe Flash Player. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component File Processing. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-0520. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player (Multimedia Player Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component File Processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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."

The bug was discovered 02/24/2009. The weakness was disclosed 02/26/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-0520 since 02/10/2009. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35742 (Flash Player 9.0.159.0 / 10.0.22.87 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB09-01)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116244 (Adobe Flash Player Update Available to Address Security Vulnerabilities (APSB09-01)).

Upgrading to version 9.0.114.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 12464.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (48887), Exploit-DB (32811), Tenable (35742), SecurityFocus (BID 33880†) and OSVDB (52747†). The entries VDB-3933, VDB-23858, VDB-30376 and VDB-40710 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 35742
Nessus Name: Flash Player 9.0.159.0 / 10.0.22.87 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB09-01)
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OpenVAS ID: 800360
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Flash Player Multiple Vulnerabilities - Mar09 (Linux)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Flash Player 9.0.114.0
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-0520 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0520
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-46817

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X-Force: 48887
SecurityFocus: 33880 - Adobe Flash Player Invalid Object Reference Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 34012 - Adobe Flash Player Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 52747 - CVE-2009-0520 - Adobe - Flash Player - Code Execution Issue
SecurityTracker: 1021750
Vulnerability Center: 21080 - [APSB09-01] Adobe Flash Player 9-9.0.158 and 10-10.0.22.86 Invalid Reference in Shockwave Flash File Processing, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-0513

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 09/21/2025 09:33
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (94), 08/28/2019 16:27 (4), 09/21/2025 09:33 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:458:103

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