Adobe Flash Player CS3 SWF File memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player CS3. It has been classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component SWF File Handler. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-4473. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe Flash Player CS3 (Multimedia Player Software). This affects an unknown code block of the component SWF File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 10/15/2008. The weakness was published 10/16/2008 by Paul Craig with security-assessment.com (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at security-assessment.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-4473 since 10/07/2008. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 800035 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115992 (Adobe Flash CS3 Professional SWF File Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (APSA08-09)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at adobe.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (45914), Tenable (800035), SecurityFocus (BID 31769†), OSVDB (49136†) and Secunia (SA32246†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 800035

OpenVAS ID: 800035
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Flash CS3 SWF Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: adobe.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: security-assessment.com
Researcher: Paul Craig
Organization: security-assessment.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-4473 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4473
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3855
X-Force: 45914 - Adobe Flash CS3 SWF buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 31769 - Adobe Flash CS3 Professional SWF File Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 32246 - Adobe Flash CS3 SWF Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 49136 - Adobe Flash CS3 Crafted SWF File Handling Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1021060
Vulnerability Center: 19859 - Adobe Flash CS3 Professional Multiple Heap-Based Buffer Overflows Allow Remote Code Execution, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-2837

Entryinfo

Created: 10/29/2008 10:54
Updated: 05/25/2025 09:19
Changes: 10/29/2008 10:54 (90), 08/20/2019 06:28 (1), 05/25/2025 09:19 (18)
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Cache ID: 216:498:103

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