# CVE-2009-3951: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote attackers can obtain local file names via the Flash Player ActiveX control, requiring user interaction to view malicious content.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Dec 2009
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jw8f-j76p-rv4j

## What is CVE-2009-3951?

CVE-2009-3951 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Adobe Air, published on 10 Dec 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-3951?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Adobe Adobe Air, Adobe Flash Player.

## How do I fix CVE-2009-3951?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-3951 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2009-3951 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-3951 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Adobe Air

- [CVE-2014-0502](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0502/): Adobe Flash Player Double Free Vulnerablity (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2015-0301](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0301/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2015-0303](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0303/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2015-0304](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0304/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2015-0306](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0306/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2009-3951 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2009-3951 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Adobe Air, published on 10 Dec 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-3951 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Adobe Adobe Air. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-3951/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-3951/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3951
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3951
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-3951

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