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CVE-2009-4002

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-4002 describes a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Adobe Shockwave Player versions prior to 11.5.6.606, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through a specially crafted 3D model within a Shockwave file. This vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 9.3, indicating a high potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity and no authentication required. While the EPSS score suggests a low probability of exploitation, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 11.5.2.602CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
8.67%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0867 is in the 74th percentile among its peer group of 8,918 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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 (1)

adobepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

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