National Cyber-Alert System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-4401

Overview

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.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

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External Source: XF

Name: adobe-flash-filereference-file-upload(45913)

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/45913

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-18.html

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-18.html

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 32270

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/32270

External Source: REDHAT

Name: RHSA-2008:0980

Hyperlink:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0980.html

External Source: REDHAT

Name: RHSA-2008:0945

Hyperlink:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0945.html

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2008-2838

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2008/2838

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplayer/articles/fplayer10_security_changes.html

Hyperlink:http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplayer/articles/fplayer10_security_changes.html

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-020.htm

Hyperlink:http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-020.htm

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-440.htm

Hyperlink:http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-440.htm

External Source: SUNALERT

Name: 248586

Hyperlink:http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-248586-1

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1021061

Hyperlink:http://securitytracker.com/id?1021061

External Source: GENTOO

Name: GLSA-200903-23

Hyperlink:http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-23.xml

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 34226

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/34226

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 33390

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/33390

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 32759

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/32759

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 32702

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/32702

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 32448

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/32448

External Source: SUSE

Name: SUSE-SR:2008:025

Hyperlink:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html