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.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-3794 is rated High Risk (65.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 11.56%, 95th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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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 | 21.25% | 11.56% | -9.69% |
| 2 | 2025-10-06 | 19.78% | 21.25% | +1.46% |
| 3 | 2025-08-30 | — | 19.78% | — |
Full EPSS history (19 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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8.6 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
gentoo
|
normal | CVE-2009-3794: 1 GLSA(s) (201001-02), 1 atom(s) (www-plugins/adobe-flash); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2009-3794 |
redhat
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critical | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3794 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2009-3794 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (flashplugin-nonfree), 7 status rows across 7 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, upstream): released 5, ignored 1, not-affected 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-3794 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| adobe | adobe_air | <= 1.5.2 | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:adobe_air:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| adobe | adobe_air | 1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:adobe_air:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| adobe | adobe_air | 1.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:adobe_air:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| adobe | adobe_air | 1.1 | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:adobe_air:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| adobe | adobe_air | 1.5.1 | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:adobe_air:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| adobe | flash_player | <= 10.0.32.18 | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| adobe | flash_player | 7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| adobe | flash_player | 7.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| adobe | flash_player | 7.0.25 | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:7.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| adobe | flash_player | 7.0.63 | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:7.0.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| adobe | flash_player | 7.0.69.0 | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:7.0.69.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| adobe | flash_player | 7.0.70.0 | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:7.0.70.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| adobe | flash_player | 7.1 | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| adobe | flash_player | 7.1.1 | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| adobe | flash_player | 7.2 | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| adobe | flash_player | 8 | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:8:*:pro:*:*:*:*:* |
| adobe | flash_player | 8 | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:8:*:professional:*:*:*:*:* |
| adobe | flash_player | 8.0 | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| adobe | flash_player | 8.0 | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:8.0:*:basic:*:*:*:*:* |
| adobe | flash_player | 8.0 | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:8.0:*:pro:*:*:*:*:* |
| adobe | flash_player | 8.0.24.0 | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:8.0.24.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| adobe | flash_player | 8.0.34.0 | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:8.0.34.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| adobe | flash_player | 8.0.35.0 | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:8.0.35.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| adobe | flash_player | 8.0.39.0 | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:8.0.39.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| adobe | flash_player | 9.0 | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| adobe | flash_player | 9.0.16 | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| adobe | flash_player | 9.0.18d60 | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.18d60:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| adobe | flash_player | 9.0.20 | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| adobe | flash_player | 9.0.20.0 | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| adobe | flash_player | 9.0.28 | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| adobe | flash_player | 9.0.28.0 | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.28.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| adobe | flash_player | 9.0.31 | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| adobe | flash_player | 9.0.31.0 | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.31.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| adobe | flash_player | 9.0.45.0 | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.45.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| adobe | flash_player | 9.0.47.0 | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.47.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| adobe | flash_player | 9.0.112.0 | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.112.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| adobe | flash_player | 9.0.114.0 | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.114.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| adobe | flash_player | 9.0.115.0 | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.115.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| adobe | flash_player | 9.0.124.0 | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.124.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| adobe | flash_player | 9.0.155.0 | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.155.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| adobe | flash_player | 9.0.159.0 | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.159.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| adobe | flash_player | 9.125.0 | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.125.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| adobe | flash_player | 10.0.0.584 | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:10.0.0.584:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| adobe | flash_player | 10.0.12.10 | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:10.0.12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| adobe | flash_player | 10.0.12.36 | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:10.0.12.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| adobe | flash_player | 10.0.22.87 | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:10.0.22.87:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |