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CVE-2008-5362

The DefineConstantPool action in the ActionScript 2 virtual machine in Adobe Flash Player 10.x before 10.0.12.36 and 9.x

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 0.03068
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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3
adobe flash player>= 9.0.16.0 and < 9.0.151.0
adobe flash player>= 10 and < 10.0.12.36

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1
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producthighFlash Player Update from Suspicious Location

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4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Published to NVD08 Dec 2008 · 11:30 AM

Vendor Advisories

2
rhsaRHSA-2008:0980Critical
rhsaRHSA-2008:0945Critical
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9
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