Buffer overflow in Adobe Air
CVE-2009-3794
Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 10.0.42.34 and Adobe AIR before 1.5.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted dimensions of JPEG data in an SWF file.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.116 (95.9th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 95.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.116 · newest: 0.116 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Adobe Air — versions 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.1
- Adobe Flash Player — versions 7.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.25
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8686 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1657.html (vendor-advisory)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-092/ (Patch)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54631 (vdb-entry)
- support.apple.com/kb/HT4004
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do (vendor-advisory)
- osvdb.org/60885 (vdb-entry)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jan/msg00000.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3456 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-3794?
- CVE-2009-3794 is a vulnerability in Adobe Air, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2009-12-10.
- Is CVE-2009-3794 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.