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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-4503

Original release date:10/09/2008
Last revised:03/20/2009
Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

The Settings Manager in Adobe Flash Player 9.0.124.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause victims to unknowingly click on a link or dialog via access control dialogs disguised as normal graphical elements, as demonstrated by hijacking the camera or microphone, and related to "clickjacking."

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
CVSS v2 Base Score:6.8 (MEDIUM) (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) (legend)
Impact Subscore: 6.4
Exploitability Subscore: 8.6
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service

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External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2008-2764
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-18.html
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: XF
Name: adobe-flash-click-hijacking(45721)
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1020996
External Source: BID
Name: 31625
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2008:0980
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2008:0945
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa08-08.html
Type: Advisory
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-020.htm
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-440.htm
External Source: SUNALERT
Name: 248586
External Source: GENTOO
Name: GLSA-200903-23
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 34226
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 33390
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 32759
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 32702
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 32448
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 32163
Type: Advisory
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SR:2008:025
External Source: MISC
Name: http://ha.ckers.org/blog/20081007/clickjacking-details/
External Source: MISC
Name: http://blog.guya.net/2008/10/07/malicious-camera-spying-using-clickjacking/

Vulnerable software and versions

Nav control imageConfiguration 1
spacerNav control imageOR
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player:7.0.69.0
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player:7.0.25
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player:7.0.63
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player:7
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player:7.0
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player:7.0.63::linux
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player:7.0.1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player:7.1.1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player:7.0_r67::solaris
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player:7.1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player:8.0.24.0
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player:7.0_r67
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player:7.0.70.0
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player:8.0.34.0
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player:8.0
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player:8
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player:7.2
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player:8.0.35.0
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player:8.0.39.0
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player:8::pro
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player:8::professional
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player:9
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.124.0 and previous versions
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.115.0
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.114.0
* Denotes Vulnerable Software

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