CVE-2009-0520
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
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."
Find out more about CVE-2009-0520 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 6.8 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 Extras (flash-plugin) | RHSA-2009:0334 | 2009-02-25 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras (flash-plugin) | RHSA-2009:0334 | 2009-02-25 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary 5 (flash-plugin) | RHSA-2009:0332 | 2009-02-25 |
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