VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2009-3244

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.

EXPLOIT ×2 ✓HIGH 9.3EPSS 20.4%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 20.4%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS: 20.41% probability · 97th percentile
Public exploits: 2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 15 September 2009
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-119
Affected: adobe/shockwave player
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 20.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (2)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-ID	Title	Type	Published	Verified
EDB-10093 source ↗	Adobe Shockwave Player 11.5.1.601 - Multiple Code Executionsmultiple · Francis Provencher	remote	4 November 2009	yes
EDB-9682 source ↗	Adobe Shockwave Player 11.5.1.601 - ActiveX Buffer Overflow (PoC)windows · Francis Provencher	dos	15 September 2009	yes

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.