CVE-2009-3796

Description

Adobe Flash Player before 10.0.42.34 and Adobe AIR before 1.5.3 might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, related to a "data injection vulnerability."

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.88% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory adobe.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1657.html patch vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023307 patch vdb entry
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4004
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021716.1-1 vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16216 signature vdb entry
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jan/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3456 patch vendor advisory vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00003.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=543857 patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54632 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7763 signature vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/37584 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/60886 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/37902 third party advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-19.html patch vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023306 patch vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1658.html patch vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-343A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/38241 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37199 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0173 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7460 signature vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-3796?
CVE-2009-3796 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-3796?
To fix CVE-2009-3796, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-3796 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-3796 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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