Adobe Flash Player Unspecified Vulnerability

Exploited · KEV 2022-06-08Metasploit moduleCVE-2011-0609

Exploited since 2022-06-08. No WAF vendor names it yet.

Edge rules

0/8

Our test

No exploit yet

CVSS

7.8

EPSS

63.5% Top 0.8%

Posts, 14d

Published

2011-03-15

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.

Edge coverage

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Severity, decoded

CVSS 3.1

7.8High

High · 7.8 / 10

Exploitable with local access, with no privileges and user interaction, leading to full loss of confidentiality, integrity and availability.

Needs local accessNo login neededNeeds a user to actWorks reliablyFull compromise

How the score is built8 metrics

Attack vectorAn attacker needs local access, or must trick a user into opening something on the machine.
Local
Attack complexityNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
Low
Privileges requiredNo account or login is needed.
None
User interactionA user has to do something first, such as open a file or click a link.
Required
ScopeThe damage stays within the vulnerable component.
Unchanged
Confidentiality impactAn attacker can read all data the affected component holds, or the most sensitive parts of it.
High
Integrity impactAn attacker can change any data or files the affected component protects.
High
Availability impactAn attacker can take the component down completely or keep it from serving anyone.
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA's assessmentSSVC, from the CVE record

ExploitationActive

Attackers are exploiting this in the wild.

AutomatableNo

At least one step needs hands-on work, which slows mass attacks.

Technical impactTotal

A successful attack gives full control over the affected software or all of its data.

Public exploits

2 found

1 Metasploit1 Exploit-DB0 Scanner template0 GitHub PoCs

MetasploitAdobe Flash Player AVM Bytecode Verification Vulnerability2011-03-15 · exploit · rank Good
Exploit-DBAdobe Flash Player - AVM Bytecode Verification (Metasploit)2011-03-23 · remote · windows · verified

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Timeline

2011-03-15
CVE published
CVE List
2011-03-15
Metasploit module published
Adobe Flash Player AVM Bytecode Verification Vulnerability
2011-03-23
Exploit published on Exploit-DB
Adobe Flash Player - AVM Bytecode Verification (Metasploit)
2022-06-08
Added to CISA KEV
Confirmed exploitation in the wild