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National Vulnerability Database

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NVD

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  1. Vulnerabilities

CVE-2009-0520 Detail

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."


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=5929 CVE, MITRE Patch 
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=773 CVE, MITRE
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html CVE, MITRE
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0332.html CVE, MITRE
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0334.html CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/34012 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/34226 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/34293 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074 CVE, MITRE
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-23.xml CVE, MITRE
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021750 CVE, MITRE
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-254909-1 CVE, MITRE
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549 CVE, MITRE
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-01.html CVE, MITRE Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33880 CVE, MITRE Patch 
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html CVE, MITRE US Government Resource 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0513 CVE, MITRE Patch 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0743 CVE, MITRE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297 CVE, MITRE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=487142 CVE, MITRE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48887 CVE, MITRE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16057 CVE, MITRE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6593 CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-0520
NVD Published Date:
02/26/2009
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
MITRE