National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-5362
Original release date:12/08/2008
Last revised:03/20/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
The DefineConstantPool action in 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, accepts an untrusted input value for a "constant count," which allows remote attackers to read sensitive data from process memory via a crafted PDF file.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
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 disclosure of information
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External Source: MISC
Name: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-22.html
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20081122 Adobe Flash Multiple Vulnerabilities
External Source: MISC
Name: http://www.isecpartners.com/advisories/2008-01-flash.txt
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-020.htm
External Source: SUNALERT
Name: 248586
External Source: SREASON
Name: 4692
External Source: GENTOO
Name: GLSA-200903-23
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 34226
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 33390