CVE-2009-1866 Memory corruption in n/a
Attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause a crash in Adobe Flash Player via a stack-based buffer overflow, requiring user interaction to view malicious content.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2009-1866?
CVE-2009-1866 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Air, published on 31 Jul 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Stack-based buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 9.0.246.0 and 10.x before 10.0.32.18, and Adobe AIR before 1.5.2, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1866?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Adobe Air, Adobe Flash Player, Adobe Flex.
How do I fix CVE-2009-1866?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2009-1866 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1866 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Air
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f74w-j6qg-22r9.