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.
Why It Matters
Analysis dossierWhy It Matters
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.
Immediate Attention
Yes
Unknown
Risk basis: CISA KEV exploitation signal; Microsoft or Microsoft-managed product relevance; HIGH severity; Source-confirmed exploitation or CISA KEV/ransomware metadata
Affected Products & Remediation
7 source-backed products- adobe flash player · <= 10.2.154.13; <= 10.1.106.16 · NVD CPE · Source
- adobe acrobat · >= 9.0 <= 9.4.2; 10.0; 10.0.1; reader >= 9.0 <= 9.4.2; reader 10.0; reader 10.0.1 · NVD CPE · Source
- adobe acrobat reader · >= 9.0 <= 9.4.2; 10.0; 10.0.1 · NVD CPE · Source
- adobe air · <= 2.5.1 · NVD CPE · Source
- opensuse opensuse · 11.2; 11.3; 11.4 · NVD CPE · Source
- suse linux enterprise · 10.0; 11.0 · NVD CPE · Source
- google chrome · < 10.0.648.134 · NVD CPE · Source
Vendor or catalog guidance (source)
- CISA KEV: The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
Known exploitation (source facts)
Only what a source states. Unknown means no source has said either way; it is not "not exploited".
- CISA KEV
- Listed
- Exploited (source statement)
- Yes
- Publicly disclosed (source)
- Unknown
CISA required action: The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
Suggested hunting (rule-based inference)
SecOps Signal recommendation (rule-based inference). These steps are hunting hypotheses from the vulnerability class; they do not state or imply that exploitation occurred here or anywhere.
Matched kev-network-exposure (CVSS AV:N, CISA KEV Listed)
Exposure
- Identify assets with the exact CVE and confirm the affected product/version against the advisory.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · KEV listing raises urgency, but inventory is needed to establish local exposure. · Rule kev-network-exposure
Exploitation evidence
- Review relevant edge or application access logs for unusual requests around the advisory window.Telemetry: CommonSecurityLog · Log review is a hunting hypothesis; KEV listing alone does not show local exploitation. · Rule kev-network-exposure
Response
- Recheck the affected assets after the source-stated mitigation or update is applied.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · A follow-up inventory check verifies local remediation. · Rule kev-network-exposure
CISA KEV Record
The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
Change History & Source Data
— No recorded material change
- CNA / source
- psirt@adobe.com
- Record status · verification
- UPDATED · CISA KEV confirmed
- CPE
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Evidence & Provenance
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