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TI-2011-00532 Aliases CVE-2011-0609GHSA-g9g3-3gv9-454q

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 10.2.154.13 and earlier on Windows, Mac…

Priority CRITICAL 93Exploited in the wildPublished · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2022-06-08CISA due date 2022-06-22
EPSS 0.63507 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Active
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 22

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 10.2.154.13VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onApple
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onLinux
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onOracle
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 10.1.106.16VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onGoogle
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0 – 9.4.2VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0.1VulnerableAdobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 10.2.154.13 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 10.1.106.16 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Google
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 – 9.4.2 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0.1 Vulnerable ·Adobe
Show 12 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0 – 9.4.2VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0.1VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.5.1VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.2VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.3VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.4VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:10.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0 sp3VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:11.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*11.0 sp1VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 10.0.648.134VulnerableGoogle
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onApple
cpe:2.3:o:google:chrome_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onGoogle
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 – 9.4.2 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0.1 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.5.1 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.2 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.4 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:10.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 sp3 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:11.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 sp1 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 10.0.648.134 Vulnerable ·Google
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:google:chrome_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Google

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2011:0372 Released 2011-03-22 · Red Hat rating Critical
    flash-plugin security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) flash-plugin-10.2.153.1-1.el5.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) flash-plugin-10.2.153.1-1.el6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) flash-plugin-10.2.153.1-1.el5.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) flash-plugin-10.2.153.1-1.el6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) flash-plugin-10.2.153.1-1.el6

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Critical. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5)Fixed RHSA-2011:0372
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2011:0372
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5)Fixed RHSA-2011:0372
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2011:0372
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2011:0372

Timeline

  1. 2022-06-08 Added to CISA KEV
  2. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-0609
  3. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g9g3-3gv9-454q

References

Advisory 6

Other 7

  • TI-2014-00524 Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.11 and 11.x before 11.0.08 on Windows allow… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2013-02915 Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.5, 10.x before 10.1.7, and 11.x before 11.0.03… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2013-02389 Integer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.5, 10.x before 10.1.7, and… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2011-02156 Unspecified vulnerability in the U3D component in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.1.1 and… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-09626 Adobe Acrobat Reader use after free vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-04123 Acrobat Reader DC Heap-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Could Lead To Arbitrary Code Execution KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
See all 1413 →

Sources

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