9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2009-3799
Adobe Flash Player Integer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

Integer overflow in the Verifier::parseExceptionHandlers function in Adobe Flash Player before 10.0.42.34 and Adobe AIR before 1.5.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an SWF file with a large exception_count value that triggers memory corruption, related to "generation of ActionScript exception handlers."

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 10, 2009, 7:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 30, 2018, 4:26 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-3799 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Adobe flash_player
2 Adobe adobe_air
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2009-3799.

URL Resource
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/60889
http://secunia.com/advisories/37584 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37902
http://secunia.com/advisories/38241
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023306 Patch
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023307 Patch
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 Patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1658.html Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508334/100/0/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-09-093/ Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=543857 Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54635
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16315
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7191
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8208

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2009-3799 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-3799 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 10, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/508334/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508334/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8208 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7191 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16315 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8208 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7191 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16315 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/54635 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54635 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 11, 2009

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-3799 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2009-3799 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

31.50 }} -1.58%

score

0.97065

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability