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CVE-2009-3799

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-3799 is an integer overflow vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. Specifically, a large exception_count value in a crafted SWF file can trigger memory corruption during the generation of ActionScript exception handlers. This vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 9.3, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the vulnerability is severe, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:adobe_air:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:adobe_air:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:adobe_air:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:adobe_air:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:adobe_air:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
9.96%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0995 is in the 76th percentile among its peer group of 8,920 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

adobepatch availablevia nvd_reference
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redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Extras for RHEL 3Fixed in: flash-plugin-0:9.0.260.0-1.el3.with.oss
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Extras for RHEL 4Fixed in: flash-plugin-0:9.0.260.0-1.el4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: flash-plugin-0:10.0.42.34-1.el5
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2009-3799Critical

flash-plugin: multiple code execution flaws (APSB09-19) (CVE-2009-3794, CVE-2009-3796, CVE-2009-3797, CVE-2009-3798, CVE-2009-3799, CVE-2009-3800)

Dec 8, 2009

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2010/Jan/msg00000.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00003.html
osvdb.org / 60889
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Patch
secunia.com / advisories/37584
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/37902
secunia.com / advisories/38241
securitytracker.com / id
Patch
securitytracker.com / id
Patch
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/54635
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16315
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7191
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8208
sunsolve.sun.com / search/document.do
support.apple.com / kb/HT4004
adobe.com / support/security/bulletins/apsb09-19.html
PatchVendor Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2009-1657.html
Patch
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2009-1658.html
Patch
securityfocus.com / archive/1/508334/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/37199
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA09-343A.html
US Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/3456
PatchVendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/0173
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-09-093
Patch