CVE-2009-3466

Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.5.2.602 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web page that triggers memory corruption, related to an "invalid string length vulnerability." NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Published: 2009-11-04 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-3466 is rated High Risk (69/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.25%). High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-3466

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 2026-06-15 3.84% 4.25% +0.40%
2 2026-03-26 4.30% 3.84% -0.45%
3 2025-03-30 — 4.30% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-3466

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-2009-3466

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-3466

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 8.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:8.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 9 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 10.1.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:10.1.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 11.0.0.456 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:11.0.0.456:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-3466

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