Is CVE-2011-0609 actively exploited?

CVE-2011-0609 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-10-22.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-0609?

CVE-2011-0609 has a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2011-0609?

Patch guidance is available from adobe security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2011-0609.

Fix CVE-2011-0609 - HIGH adobe flash player

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2011-0609?

15 products: adobe flash player, adobe flash player, adobe acrobat, adobe acrobat, adobe acrobat, and 10 more.

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: local
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-noinfo

Metadata

Primary Vendor: ADOBE
Published: 3/15/2011
Last Modified: 10/22/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

adobe : flash_playeradobe : flash_playeradobe : acrobatadobe : acrobatadobe : acrobatadobe : acrobat_readeradobe : acrobat_readeradobe : acrobat_readeradobe : airopensuse : opensuseopensuse : opensuseopensuse : opensusesuse : linux_enterprisesuse : linux_enterprisegoogle : chrome

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD