9.3

CVE-2009-3799: adobe adobe_air Numeric Errors

Modified
Published 10-12-2009Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-3799 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Numeric Errors vulnerability in adobe adobe_air. EPSS estimates a 9.96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 9.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
9.96%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2
RHSA-2009:1657RHSA-2009:1658

Timeline

  1. 10-12-2009
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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."

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

9.96%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

96%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 9.96% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Adobe2 products
  • adobe_air≤ 1.5.2 | 1.0 | 1.0.1 | 1.1 | 1.5.1
  • flash_player≤ 10.0.32.18 | 7.0 | 7.0.1 | 7.0.25 | 7.0.63 | 7.0.69.0 | 7.0.70.0 | 7.1 | 7.1.1 | 7.2 | 8 | 8.0 | 8.0.24.0 | 8.0.34.0 | 8.0.35.0 | 8.0.39.0 | 9.0 | 9.0.16 | 9.0.18d60 | 9.0.20 | 9.0.20.0 | 9.0.28 | 9.0.28.0 | 9.0.31 | 9.0.31.0 | 9.0.45.0 | 9.0.47.0 | 9.0.112.0 | 9.0.114.0 | 9.0.115.0 | 9.0.124.0 | 9.0.155.0 | 9.0.159.0 | 9.125.0 | 10.0.0.584 | 10.0.12.10 | 10.0.12.36 | 10.0.22.87

1 vendor · 2 products

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