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Vulnerability record · CVE-2009-3794 · published 10 December 2009

CVE-2009-3794: Adobe air memory buffer overflow vulnerability

Adobe · Adobe Air

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.

9.3 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 12% · top 4.1% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow
9.3CVSS 2.0 base score
12%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
48References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
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 PatchVendor 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 PatchVendor 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
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 PatchVendor 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

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2009-3794), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.