CVE-2009-3244

Exp

Heap-based buffer overflow in the SwDir.dll ActiveX control in Adobe Shockwave Player 11.5.1.601 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long PlayerVersion property value.

Published: 2009-09-18 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-3244 is rated High Exploit Risk (81.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 41.57%, 97th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2009-3244

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
10093 exploit_db edb 2009-11-04 Exploit-DB ↗
9682 exploit_db edb 2009-09-15 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-3244

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-06 47.60% 41.57% -6.03%
2 2026-02-07 46.11% 47.60% +1.49%
3 2025-03-30 — 46.11% —

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-3244

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-3244

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-3244

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
adobe shockwave_player <= 11.5.1.601 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 8.0.196 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:8.0.196:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 8.0.196a cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:8.0.196a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 8.0.204 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:8.0.204:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 8.0.205 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:8.0.205:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 8.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:8.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 8.5.1.100 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:8.5.1.100:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 8.5.1.103 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:8.5.1.103:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 8.5.1.105 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:8.5.1.105:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 8.5.1.106 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:8.5.1.106:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 8.5.321 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:8.5.321:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 8.5.323 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:8.5.323:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 8.5.324 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:8.5.324:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 8.5.325 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:8.5.325:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 9 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 9.0.383 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:9.0.383:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 9.0.432 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:9.0.432:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 10.0.0.210 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:10.0.0.210:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 10.0.1.004 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:10.0.1.004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 10.1.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:10.1.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 10.1.0.011 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:10.1.0.011:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 10.1.1.016 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:10.1.1.016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 10.1.4.020 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:10.1.4.020:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 10.2.0.021 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:10.2.0.021:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 10.2.0.022 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:10.2.0.022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 10.2.0.023 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:10.2.0.023:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 11.0.0.456 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:11.0.0.456:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 11.0.3.471 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:11.0.3.471:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 11.5.0.595 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:11.5.0.595:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 11.5.0.596 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:11.5.0.596:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 11.5.2.602 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:11.5.2.602:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 11.5.6.606 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:11.5.6.606:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 11.5.7.609 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:11.5.7.609:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 11.5.8.612 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:11.5.8.612:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-3244

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