CVE-2008-5363

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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

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, does not validate character elements during retrieval from the dictionary data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted PDF file.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 0.03642

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Affected Products & Versions

adobe air< 1.5
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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producthighFlash Player Update from Suspicious Location

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4.3

MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org

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v2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Published to NVD08 Dec 2008 · 11:30 AM

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Vendor Advisories

rhsaRHSA-2008:0980Critical

rhsaRHSA-2008:0945Critical

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References & Sources

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http://secunia.com/advisories/33390Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/34226Third Party Advisory

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-23.xmlThird Party Advisory

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4692Third Party Advisory

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-248586-1Broken Link

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-020.htmThird Party Advisory

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http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-22.htmlPatchVendor Advisory

http://www.isecpartners.com/advisories/2008-01-flash.txtThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498561/100/0/threadedThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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