4.3

CVE-2008-5362: adobe air Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 4.3v2.0MediumModified
Published 08-12-2008Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-5362 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in adobe air. EPSS estimates a 3.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
18/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.80%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 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. 08-12-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

3.80%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

90%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.80% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
3.80%

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

Adobe2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

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