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CVE-2009-0521 Detail

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 9.x before 9.0.159.0 and 10.x before 10.0.22.87 on Linux allows local users to obtain sensitive information or gain privileges via a crafted library in a directory contained in the RPATH.


Metrics

 
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Evaluator Solution

http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-01.html "This update prevents a potential Linux-only information disclosure issue in the Flash Player binary that could lead to privilege escalation. (CVE-2009-0521)"

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink Resource
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=5929 Third Party Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0332.html Third Party Advisory 
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-23.xml Third Party Advisory 
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-01.html Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0513 Broken Link  Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=487144 Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48904 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6160 Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-0521
NVD Published Date:
02/26/2009
NVD Last Modified:
05/17/2024
Source:
MITRE