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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-4818

Original release date:11/10/2008
Last revised:08/19/2009
Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 9.0.124.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving HTTP response headers.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
CVSS v2 Base Score:4.3 (MEDIUM) (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) (legend)
Impact Subscore: 2.9
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 modification

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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA08-350A
Name: TA08-350A
External Source: BID
Name: 32129
Type: Patch Information
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1021146
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2008:0980
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2008-3444
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-20.html
Type: Advisory
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=834256&poid=
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: CONFIRM
Name: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3338
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: 33179
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 32702
External Source: APPLE
Name: APPLE-SA-2008-12-15

Vulnerable software and versions

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spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.124.0 and previous versions
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.28.0
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.115.0
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player:7.0.69.0
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.28.0::mac_os_x
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.112.0
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.20.0
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.31.0
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.31
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.16::windows
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.18d60
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.16
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player:8.0.39.0
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player:9
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.47.0
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.45.0
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.48.0
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.28
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.114.0
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.20
* Denotes Vulnerable Software

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)
  • Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)