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CVE-2009-3951


Unspecified vulnerability in the Flash Player ActiveX control in Adobe Flash Player before 10.0.42.34 and Adobe AIR before 1.5.3 on Windows allows remote attackers to obtain the names of local files via unknown vectors. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-4820.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2009-3951 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from microsoft, from adobe, from adobe organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2009, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.


Published

2009-12-10T19:30:00.627

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.1 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-200

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System microsoft windows * No
Application adobe adobe_air ≤ 1.5.2 Yes
Application adobe adobe_air 1.0 Yes
Application adobe adobe_air 1.0.1 Yes
Application adobe adobe_air 1.1 Yes
Application adobe adobe_air 1.5.1 Yes
Application adobe flash_player ≤ 10.0.32.18 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 7.0 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 7.0.1 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 7.0.25 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 7.0.63 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 7.0.69.0 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 7.0.70.0 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 7.1 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 7.1.1 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 7.2 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 8 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 8 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 8.0 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 8.0 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 8.0 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 8.0.24.0 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 8.0.34.0 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 8.0.35.0 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 8.0.39.0 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 9.0 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 9.0.16 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 9.0.18d60 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 9.0.20 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 9.0.20.0 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 9.0.28 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 9.0.28.0 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 9.0.31 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 9.0.31.0 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 9.0.45.0 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 9.0.47.0 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 9.0.48.0 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 9.0.112.0 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 9.0.114.0 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 9.0.115.0 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 9.0.124.0 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 9.0.155.0 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 9.0.159.0 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 9.125.0 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.0.0.584 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.0.12.10 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.0.12.36 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.0.22.87 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For microsoft's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.