CVE-2008-5362

Description

The DefineConstantPool action in the ActionScript 2 virtual machine in Adobe Flash Player 10.x before 10.0.12.36 and 9.x before 9.0.151.0, and Adobe AIR before 1.5, accepts an untrusted input value for a "constant count," which allows remote attackers to read sensitive data from process memory via a crafted PDF file.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.33% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory adobe.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498561/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33390 third party advisory
http://www.isecpartners.com/advisories/2008-01-flash.txt third party advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-020.htm third party advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-22.html patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34226 third party advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4692 third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-23.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-248586-1 vendor advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5362?
CVE-2008-5362 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5362?
To fix CVE-2008-5362, 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-2008-5362 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-5362 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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