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CVE-2008-4401: adobe flash_player

CVSS: 10.0v2.0HighModified
Published 17-10-2008Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-4401 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in adobe flash_player. EPSS estimates a 8.96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
8.96%
0%100%
Low · +1.82 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2
RHSA-2008:0945RHSA-2008:0980

Timeline

  1. 17-10-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

ActionScript in Adobe Flash Player 9.0.124.0 and earlier does not require user interaction in conjunction with (1) the FileReference.browse operation in the FileReference upload API or (2) the FileReference.download operation in the FileReference download API, which allows remote attackers to create a browse dialog box, and possibly have unspecified other impact, via an SWF file.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

8.96%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

95%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+1.82 pp

From 7.15% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
8.96%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Adobe1 product
  • flash_player≤ 9.0.124.0 | 7.0 | 7.0.1 | 7.0.25 | 7.0.63 | 7.0.69.0 | 7.0.70.0 | 7.0_r67 | 7.1 | 7.1.1 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 8.0.24.0 | 8.0.34.0 | 8.0.35.0 | 8.0.39.0 | 9.0 | 9.0.112.0 | 9.0.114.0 | 9.0.115.0

1 vendor · 1 product

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