CVE-2009-1868 Memory corruption in n/a
Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a crash via malicious URL parsing.
- 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-2009-1868?
CVE-2009-1868 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
Heap-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 involving URL parsing.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1868?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Adobe Air, Adobe Flash Player, Adobe Flex.
How do I fix CVE-2009-1868?
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-2009-1868 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-1868 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Air
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4qww-9ghh-23c6.