CVE-2008-5499

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player for Linux 10.0.12.36, and 9.0.151.0 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SWF file.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 88.59% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory adobe.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021458 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/33221 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3449 vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1047.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34226 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33294 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32896 vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/50796 vdb entry
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-23.xml vendor advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-24.html patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47445 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00006.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33267 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5499?
CVE-2008-5499 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5499?
To fix CVE-2008-5499, 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-2008-5499 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-5499 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~89% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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