Adobe Flash Player up to 9.0.16.0 ActionScript resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component ActionScript. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2008-5363. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player (Multimedia Player Software). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component ActionScript. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 11/17/2008. The weakness was disclosed 12/08/2008 (Website). The advisory is available at adobe.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-5363 since 12/07/2008. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 21 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35904 (GLSA-200903-23 : Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116090 (Additional Disclosure of Security Vulnerabilities Fixed in Flash Player 10.0.12.36 and Flash Player 9.0.151.0 (APSB08-22)).

Upgrading to version 9.0.48.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (47245), Tenable (35904), SecurityFocus (BID 31117†), OSVDB (53097†) and Secunia (SA33390†). The entries VDB-3528, VDB-3521, VDB-46818 and VDB-45321 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 35904
Nessus Name: GLSA-200903-23 : Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 800055
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Flash Player Multiple Vulnerabilities - Nov08 (Linux)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Flash Player 9.0.48.0

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08/18/2008 🔍
11/17/2008 +91 days 🔍
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12/07/2008 +20 days 🔍
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01/13/2009 +36 days 🔍
03/10/2009 +56 days 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2197 days 🔍
05/25/2025 +3722 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: adobe.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-5363 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5363
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45322

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X-Force: 47245
SecurityFocus: 31117
Secunia: 33390
OSVDB: 53097 - CVE-2008-5363 - Adobe - Flash Player and AIR - Denial-Of-Service Issue
Vulnerability Center: 20486 - Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR ActionScript Character Elements Information Disclosure, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 05/25/2025 06:45
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (71), 08/23/2019 18:02 (8), 08/03/2021 12:31 (4), 05/25/2025 06:45 (19)
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