CVE-2009-4195
highpriority · attend · 72EPSS 0.707 · 99 %ileexploit · weaponizedEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (4)
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- exploit/windows/fileformat/adobe_illustrator_v14_epsAdobe Illustrator CS4 v14.0.0weaponized · metasploit
- EDB-10281Adobe Illustrator CS4 14.0.0 - Encapsulated Postscript '.eps' Local Buffer Overflowfunctional · exploit_db
- EDB-10344Adobe Illustrator CS4 14.0.0 - eps Universal Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)functional · exploit_db
- EDB-16669Adobe Illustrator CS4 14.0.0 - Postscript (.eps) Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)functional · exploit_db
affected products (3)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (20)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/12/potential_adobe_illustrator_cs.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://osvdb.org/60632enisa_euvd
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_adobe_illuso.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37563enisa_euvd
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-01.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508175/100/0/threadedenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37192enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023276enisa_euvd
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