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Adobe Acrobat/Reader and Flash Player Code Execution Vulnerability

Last Update Date: 28 Jan 2011 Release Date: 23 Jul 2009 5305 Views

RISK: Medium Risk

A vulnerability has been identified in Adobe Acrobat, Reader and Flash Player, which could be exploited by remote attackers to compromise a vulnerable system. This issue is caused by an error in the "flash9f.dll" and "authplay.dll" modules when processing certain objects and "MethodEnv::findproperty" calls, which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a PDF file embedding a malicious Flash animation, or by visiting a web page hosting a specially crafted "swf" file.

Note: This vulnerability is currently being exploited in the wild.


Impact

  • Remote Code Execution

System / Technologies affected

  • Adobe Acrobat version 9.1.2
  • Adobe Reader version 9.1.2
  • Adobe Flash Player versions 10.x
  • Adobe Flash Player versions 9.x

Solutions

  • There is no patch available for this vulnerability currently.


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