CVE-2009-4195 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in Adobe Illustrator CS4 14.0.0, CS3 13.0.3 and earlier, and CS3 13.0.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long DSC comment in an Encapsulated PostScript (.eps) file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Published: 2009-12-04

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 87.2% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:illustrator:13.0.0:cs4::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:illustrator:14.0.0:cs4::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.87197.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/12/potential_adobe_illustrator_cs.html
http://osvdb.org/60632
http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_adobe_illuso.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/37563
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-01.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508175/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37192
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023276
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3396
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54521

History

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Subscriptions

Adobe Illustrator

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

Published: 2009-12-04T11:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T06:54:09.904Z

Reserved: 2009-12-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-4195

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-12-04T11:30:00.577

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2009-4195

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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