CVE-2009-3794

Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 10.0.42.34 and Adobe AIR before 1.5.3...

9.3 High

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.

Exploit likelihood

11.6%Up 1.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

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.

Record: CVE-2009-3794
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV: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 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.

Record: CVE-2009-3794
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2009-3766 No score

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.

Record: EUVD-2009-3766
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rxh4-4wmm-564x No score

Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 10.0.42.34 and Adobe AIR before 1.5.3...

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.

Record: GHSA-rxh4-4wmm-564x
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`flash-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client From an advisory covering 6 CVEs	before 0:10.0.42.34-1.el5	0:10.0.42.34-1.el5
`flash-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server From an advisory covering 6 CVEs	before 0:10.0.42.34-1.el5	0:10.0.42.34-1.el5
`flash-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:3 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 0:9.0.260.0-1.el3.with.oss	0:9.0.260.0-1.el3.with.oss
`flash-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 0:9.0.260.0-1.el4	0:9.0.260.0-1.el4

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2009-3794 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) 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 11.6%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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