CVE-2009-3951
Unspecified vulnerability in the Flash Player ActiveX control in Adobe Flash Player before 10.0...
Unspecified vulnerability in the Flash Player ActiveX control in Adobe Flash Player before 10.0.42.34 and Adobe AIR before 1.5.3 on Windows allows remote attackers to obtain the names of local files via unknown vectors. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-4820.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.1
Unspecified vulnerability in the Flash Player ActiveX control in Adobe Flash Player before 10.0.42.34 and Adobe AIR before 1.5.3 on Windows allows remote attackers to obtain the names of local files via unknown vectors. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-4820.
- Record
CVE-2009-3951- CVSS 2.0
- 7.1 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Unspecified vulnerability in the Flash Player ActiveX control in Adobe Flash Player before 10.0.42.34 and Adobe AIR before 1.5.3 on Windows allows remote attackers to obtain the names of local files via unknown vectors. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-4820.
- Record
CVE-2009-3951- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-3922 No score
Unspecified vulnerability in the Flash Player ActiveX control in Adobe Flash Player before 10.0.42.34 and Adobe AIR before 1.5.3 on Windows allows remote attackers to obtain the names of local files via unknown vectors. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-4820.
- Record
EUVD-2009-3922- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jw8f-j76p-rv4j No score
Unspecified vulnerability in the Flash Player ActiveX control in Adobe Flash Player before 10.0...
Unspecified vulnerability in the Flash Player ActiveX control in Adobe Flash Player before 10.0.42.34 and Adobe AIR before 1.5.3 on Windows allows remote attackers to obtain the names of local files via unknown vectors. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-4820.
- Record
GHSA-jw8f-j76p-rv4j- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-3951 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Adobe Air, published December 10, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.81%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securitytracker.com/id?1023307
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6663
support.apple.com/kb/HT4004
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jan/msg00000.html
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3456
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00003.html
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secunia.com/advisories/37584
secunia.com/advisories/37902
adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-19.html
osvdb.org/60891
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-343A.html
secunia.com/advisories/38241
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54637
securityfocus.com/bid/37199
vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0173
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3951
github.com/advisories/GHSA-jw8f-j76p-rv4j