CVE-2011-0609

adobe flash player, adobe acrobat, adobe acrobat reader

Published 15 Mar 2011 · updated 16 Jun 2026 · Analyzed

7.8 High · CVSS 3.1, NVD

Exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 8 Jun 2022, with a remediation deadline of 22 Jun 2022 for US federal agencies.

Required action: The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

Description

Unspecified 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.

References

blogs.adobe.com/asset/2011/03/background-on-apsa11-01-patch-schedule.html · Broken Link
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/03/stable-and-beta-channel-updates_15.html · Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html · Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/43751 · Broken Link
secunia.com/advisories/43757 · Broken Link
secunia.com/advisories/43772 · Broken Link
secunia.com/advisories/43856 · Broken Link
securityreason.com/securityalert/8152 · Broken Link
www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa11-01.html · Vendor Advisory
www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-06.html · Not Applicable
www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/192052 · Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0372.html · Broken Link
www.securityfocus.com/bid/46860 · Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id?1025210 · Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id?1025211 · Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id?1025238 · Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0655 · Broken Link
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0656 · Broken Link
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0688 · Broken Link
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0732 · Broken Link
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66078 · Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14147 · Broken Link
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2011-0609 · US Government Resource