CVE-2009-4195

Status: ModifiedHigh (9.3)—💥 Exploit

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

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Base score: 9.3

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 71%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 99
Score date: 10/7/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

💥 Public exploits

Exploit code or detection templates are publicly available. This is not the same as confirmed active exploitation (KEV), but it raises the risk: patch with priority.

Metasploit module (reliable, widely available exploit) · Adobe Illustrator CS4 v14.0.0
Published on Exploit-DB · Adobe Illustrator CS4 14.0.0 - Postscript (.eps) Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (9/25/2010)
Published on Exploit-DB · Adobe Illustrator CS4 14.0.0 - eps Universal Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (12/7/2009)
Published on Exploit-DB · Adobe Illustrator CS4 14.0.0 - Encapsulated Postscript '.eps' Local Buffer Overflow (12/3/2009)

Affected technologies (1)

Adobe — Illustrator

CWEs

CWE-119

References

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