HIGH
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
Published Sep 18, 2009
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 20.41%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 11.5.1.601
- 1.0
- 2.0
- 3.0
- 4.0
- 5.0
- 6.0
- 8.0
- 8.0.196
- 8.0.196a
- 8.0.204
- 8.0.205
- 8.5.1
- 8.5.1.100
- 8.5.1.103
- 8.5.1.105
- 8.5.1.106
- 8.5.321
- 8.5.323
- 8.5.324
- 8.5.325
- 9
- 9.0.383
- 9.0.432
- 10.0.0.210
- 10.0.1.004
- 10.1.0.11
- 10.1.0.011
- 10.1.1.016
- 10.1.4.020
- 10.2.0.021
- 10.2.0.022
- 10.2.0.023
- 11.0.0.456
- 11.0.3.471
- 11.5.0.595
- 11.5.0.596
- 11.5.2.602
- 11.5.6.606
- 11.5.7.609
- 11.5.8.612
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
20.41% 0.20405
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.20405
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 20.41% (0.20405) | 97.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 20.41% (0.20405) | 97.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 6, 2026 | 41.57% (0.41566) | 97.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 7, 2026 | 47.60% (0.47600) | 97.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 46.11% (0.46114) | 97.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 48.13% (0.48127) | 96.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 46.11% (0.46114) | 97.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 60.91% (0.60908) | 97.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 5, 2024 | 84.86% (0.84856) | 98.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 22, 2023 | 83.81% (0.83813) | 98.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 6, 2023 | 84.51% (0.84509) | 98.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 12, 2023 | 82.94% (0.82940) | 97.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 85.99% (0.85987) | 97.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 17.28% (0.17279) | 96.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 18, 2022 | 17.28% (0.17279) | 96.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 17, 2022 | 9.29% (0.09290) | 94.00th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 17.28% (0.17279) | 95.90th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 17.28% (0.17279) | 93.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (6)
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023123 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-16.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9682 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36905 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3134 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6530 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1023123 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-16.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9682 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36905 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3134 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6530 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 18, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Sep 18, 2009
Link CVE-2009-3244
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a