Vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat
CVE-2011-0609
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.635 (99.2th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.668 · newest: 0.635 · change: -0.033
Affected products
- Adobe Acrobat — versions 10.0, 10.0.1
- Adobe Acrobat Reader — versions 10.0, 10.0.1
- Adobe Air
- Adobe Flash Player
- Apple macOS
- Apple Mac OS X
- Google Android
- Google Chrome
- Google Chrome OS
- Linux Kernel
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on . CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.
BOD 22-01 due date: .
Required action: The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/46860 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/03/stable-and-beta-channel-updates_15.ht… (Third Party Advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0732 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa11-01.html (Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/43751 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14147 (Broken Link, signature, vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0656 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66078 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2011-0609?
- CVE-2011-0609 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2011-03-15.
- How severe is CVE-2011-0609?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2011-0609 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2011-0609 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-06-08), indicating it is being actively exploited. 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.