CVE-2008-4473 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in Adobe Flash CS3 Professional on Windows and Flash MX 2004 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an SWF file containing long control parameters.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.20945.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Adobe	Flash Player
Microsoft	Windows

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:cs3:*:professional:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:mx_2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

No data.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/32246
http://security-assessment.com/files/advisories/2008-10-16_Multiple_Flash_Authoring_Heap_Overflows.pdf
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4429
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021060
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa08-09.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497397/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31769
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2837
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45914

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-10-17T18:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:17:09.717Z

Reserved: 2008-10-07T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-4473

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-10-17T19:31:15.103

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-4473

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

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