CVE-2009-3244

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 20.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2009-09-18 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

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

Adobe Shockwave Player: through 11.5.1.601; 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 (+34)

References

http://securitytracker.com/id?1023123
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-16.html
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9682
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36905
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3134
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6530
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023123
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-16.html
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9682
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36905
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3134
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6530

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