CVE-2011-0609: Adobe Flash Player Unspecified Vulnerability
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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- Name
- Adobe Flash Player Unspecified Vulnerability
- Vendor
- Adobe
- Product
- Flash Player
- Added to the catalog
- 2022-06-08
- Due date for US federal agencies
- 2022-06-22
- Catalog version
- 2026.10.30
Adobe Flash Player contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute code or cause denial-of-service (DoS).
Required action (CISA)
The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
Ransomware use: CISA does not mark known use of this vulnerability in ransomware campaigns.
Links in CISA's notes
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NVD analysis
- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2011-03-15T17:55:03.827
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16T23:27:44.460
- Weaknesses
- NVD-CWE-noinfo
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.
| Metric | Score | Severity | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | 7.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | [email protected] (Primary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | 7.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | 9.3 | HIGH | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C | [email protected] (Primary) |
References
- http://blogs.adobe.com/asset/2011/03/background-on-apsa11-01-patch-schedule.html (Broken Link)
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/03/stable-and-beta-channel-updates_15.html (Third Party Advisory)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43751 (Broken Link)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43757 (Broken Link)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43772 (Broken Link)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43856 (Broken Link)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8152 (Broken Link)
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa11-01.html (Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-06.html (Not Applicable)
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/192052 (Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0372.html (Broken Link)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46860 (Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025210 (Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025211 (Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025238 (Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0655 (Broken Link)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0656 (Broken Link)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0688 (Broken Link)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0732 (Broken Link)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66078 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14147 (Broken Link)
- http://blogs.adobe.com/asset/2011/03/background-on-apsa11-01-patch-schedule.html (Broken Link)
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/03/stable-and-beta-channel-updates_15.html (Third Party Advisory)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43751 (Broken Link)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43757 (Broken Link)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43772 (Broken Link)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43856 (Broken Link)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8152 (Broken Link)
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa11-01.html (Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-06.html (Not Applicable)
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/192052 (Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0372.html (Broken Link)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46860 (Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025210 (Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025211 (Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025238 (Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0655 (Broken Link)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0656 (Broken Link)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0688 (Broken Link)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0732 (Broken Link)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66078 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14147 (Broken Link)
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2011-0609 (US Government Resource)
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CVE record
- Assigner
- adobe
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- 2011-03-15T17:00:00.000Z
- Updated
- 2025-10-22T00:05:49.973Z
- Problem types
- n/a
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
- 46860
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/03/stable-and-beta-channel-updates_15.html
- ADV-2011-0732
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa11-01.html
- 43751
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14147
- ADV-2011-0656
- 1025211
- SUSE-SR:2011:005
- adobe-flash-authplay-ce(66078)
- ADV-2011-0655
- 1025210
- 43856
- VU#192052
- 43772
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-06.html
- 8152
- 1025238
- http://blogs.adobe.com/asset/2011/03/background-on-apsa11-01-patch-schedule.html
- RHSA-2011:0372
- 43757
- ADV-2011-0688
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Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "CVE-2011-0609: Adobe Flash Player Unspecified Vulnerability",
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https://ransomware-tracker.com/cve/CVE-2011-0609 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: CISA Catalog of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, version 2026.10.30.
Underlying source: National Vulnerability Database (NIST), CVE API 2.0, record last modified 2026-06-16T23:27:44.460.
Underlying source: CVE List (CVE Program, The MITRE Corporation), record updated 2025-10-22T00:05:49.973Z.
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