CVE-2009-4002

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 8.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2010-01-21 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.5.6.606 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted 3D model in a Shockwave file.

Affected products

Adobe Shockwave Player: through 11.5.2.602; 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 (+8)

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/37888
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-61/
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023481
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-03.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509062/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37870
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0171
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55758
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8311
http://secunia.com/advisories/37888
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-61/
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023481

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