4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2008-5363
Adobe Flash Player ActionScript 2 Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description

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, does not validate character elements during retrieval from the dictionary data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted PDF file.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 8, 2008, 11:30 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 2, 2018, 6:59 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2008-5363 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-5363 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
2 Adobe air
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-2008-5363.

URL Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/33390 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34226 Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-23.xml Third Party Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4692 Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-248586-1 Broken Link
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-020.htm Third Party Advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-22.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.isecpartners.com/advisories/2008-01-flash.txt Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498561/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

CVEs and Techniques used PDF as an attack vector.

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
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Born at : June 22, 2022, 6:01 a.m. This repo has been linked 701 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-5363 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-5363 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Nov. 02, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/34226 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/34226 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-248586-1 No Types Assigned http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-248586-1 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-23.xml No Types Assigned http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-23.xml Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.isecpartners.com/advisories/2008-01-flash.txt No Types Assigned http://www.isecpartners.com/advisories/2008-01-flash.txt Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/33390 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/33390 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-020.htm No Types Assigned http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-020.htm Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498561/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498561/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4692 No Types Assigned http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4692 Third Party Advisory
    Removed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.1 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.16:*:windows:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.18d60:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.28.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.28.0:*:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.31.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.45.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.47.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.48.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.112.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.114.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.115.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.124.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 9.125.0 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:10.0.0.584:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 10.0.12.10
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.5 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.0.16.0 up to (excluding) 9.0.151.0 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10 up to (excluding) 10.0.12.36
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/498561/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498561/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 08, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-5363 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-2008-5363 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

1.79 }} 0.36%

score

0.88377

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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