security flaw
Published Oct 6, 2008
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.21%
Description
Adobe Flash Player 8.0.39.0 and earlier, and 9.x up to 9.0.115.0, allows remote attackers to bypass the allowScriptAccess parameter setting via a crafted SWF file with unspecified "Filter evasion" manipulations.
Affected products
No data.
- ≥ 8.0 · ≤ 8.0.39.0
- ≥ 9.0 · ≤ 9.0.115.0
No data.
Extras for RHEL 3
flash-plugin-0:9.0.124.0-1.el3.with.oss
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0221
Extras for RHEL 4
flash-plugin-0:9.0.124.0-1.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0221
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
flash-plugin-0:9.0.124.0-1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0221
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extras for RHEL 3 | flash-plugin-0:9.0.124.0-1.el3.with.oss | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0221 |
| Extras for RHEL 4 | flash-plugin-0:9.0.124.0-1.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0221 |
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | flash-plugin-0:9.0.124.0-1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0221 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.21% (0.04207) | 90.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.84% (0.04844) | 90.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 26, 2025 | 2.15% (0.02149) | 83.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.07% (0.01070) | 76.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.65% (0.00646) | 80.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.65% (0.00646) | 78.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.65% (0.00646) | 76.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://taviso.decsystem.org/research.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-11.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-3872 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618334 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45713 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3872
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3872
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://taviso.decsystem.org/research.html | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-11.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-3872 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618334 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45713 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3872 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3872 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.