TI-2009-03980 Aliases CVE-2009-4195 GHSA-wc7h-v9xc-m32c

Buffer overflow in Adobe Illustrator CS4 14.0.0, CS3 13.0.3 and earlier, and CS3 13.0.0…

HIGH 78CWE-119Published 2009-12-04 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Medium
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.70684 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:illustrator:13.0.0:cs4::::::	13.0.0 cs4	Vulnerable	Adobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:illustrator:14.0.0:cs4::::::	14.0.0 cs4	Vulnerable	Adobe

cpe:2.3:a:adobe:illustrator:13.0.0:cs4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.0.0 cs4 Vulnerable ·Adobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:illustrator:14.0.0:cs4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.0.0 cs4 Vulnerable ·Adobe

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-4195
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wc7h-v9xc-m32c

References

Exploit 1

http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_adobe_illuso.html

Advisory 1

ADV-2009-3396

Other 3

TI-2007-02283 Buffer overflow in Adobe Photoshop CS2 and CS3, Photoshop Elements 5.0, Illustrator CS3… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
TI-2007-02162 Multiple buffer overflows in Adobe Photoshop CS2 and CS3, Illustrator CS3, and GoLive 9… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
TI-2012-00719 Adobe Illustrator before CS6 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2010-03013 Untrusted search path vulnerability in Adobe Illustrator CS4 14.0.0, CS5 15.0.1 and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
TI-2009-03749 Buffer overflow in Adobe Illustrator CS3 13.0.3 and earlier and Illustrator CS4 14.0.0… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2014-00492 Stack-based buffer overflow in Adobe Illustrator CS6 before 16.0.5 and 16.2.x before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0

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Sources

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