CVE-2009-3244
Heap-based buffer overflow in the SwDir.dll ActiveX control in Adobe Shockwave Player 11.5.1.601...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2009-3244- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2009-3244- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-3227 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2009-3227- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cp6v-68qx-j42x No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in the SwDir.dll ActiveX control in Adobe Shockwave Player 11.5.1.601...
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.
- Record
GHSA-cp6v-68qx-j42x- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Adobe Shockwave Player 11.5.1.601 - Multiple Code Executions | 2009-11-04 |
| Exploit-DB | Adobe Shockwave Player 11.5.1.601 - ActiveX Buffer Overflow (PoC) | 2009-09-15 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-3244 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Adobe Shockwave Player, published September 18, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 20.4%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/36905
exploit-db.com/exploits/9682
adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-16.html
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3134
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6530
securitytracker.com/id?1023123
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3244
github.com/advisories/GHSA-cp6v-68qx-j42x