6.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2006-4640
Adobe Flash Player AllowScriptAccess Bypass Vulnerability
Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 9.0.16.0 allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass the allowScriptAccess protection via unspecified vectors.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 12, 2006, 11:07 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 3, 2025, 1:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-4640 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Adobe flash_player
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2006-4640.

URL Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Sep/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/21865 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22054 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22187 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22882 Vendor Advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb06-11.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/168372 US Government Resource
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_53_flashplayer.html
http://www.osvdb.org/28734
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19980
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-275A.html US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-318A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3573
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3577
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3852
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4507
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-069
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28887
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A709
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Sep/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/21865 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22054 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22187 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22882 Vendor Advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb06-11.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/168372 US Government Resource
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_53_flashplayer.html
http://www.osvdb.org/28734
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19980
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-275A.html US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-318A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3573
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3577
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3852
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4507
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-069
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28887
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A709

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-4640 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-4640 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Sep/msg00002.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/21865
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/22054
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/22187
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/22882
    Added Reference http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb06-11.html
    Added Reference http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/168372
    Added Reference http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_53_flashplayer.html
    Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/28734
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19980
    Added Reference http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-275A.html
    Added Reference http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-318A.html
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3573
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3577
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3852
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4507
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-069
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28887
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A709
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-069.mspx [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-069 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:709 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A709 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 20, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/28887 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28887 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 14, 2006

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-4640 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-4640 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

32.73 }} 21.69%

score

0.96486

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability