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.

Published: 2009-12-10 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

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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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-3794

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)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-3794

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-2009-3794

OS Trackers for CVE-2009-3794

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 critical https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3794
ubuntu 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

Affected software / configurations for 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-3794

URL Tags
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jan/msg00000.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00003.html
http://osvdb.org/60885
http://secunia.com/advisories/37584 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37902
http://secunia.com/advisories/38241
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023306
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023307
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021716.1-1
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4004
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-19.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1657.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1658.html Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508336/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37199
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-343A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3456 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0173
http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-092/ Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=543857
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54631
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15948
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7465
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8686
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