CVE-2008-4820

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Flash Player ActiveX control in Adobe Flash Player 9.0.124.0 and earlier on Windows allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via unknown vectors.

Category

7.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.95% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory adobe.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=834256&poid=
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32129 vdb entry patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/33390 third party advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-020.htm
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3444 vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-350A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-20.html patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33179 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46533 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021148 vdb entry
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3338
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008//Dec/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-248586-1 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4820?
CVE-2008-4820 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4820?
To fix CVE-2008-4820, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-4820 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-4820 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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