jar: protocol handler
Published Nov 10, 2008
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.14%
Description
Adobe Flash Player 9.0.124.0 and earlier, when a Mozilla browser is used, does not properly interpret jar: URLs, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via unknown vectors.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 9.0.124.0
- 7.0.69.0
- 8.0.39.0
- 9.0
- 9.0.16
- 9.0.16
- 9.0.18d60
- 9.0.20
- 9.0.20.0
- 9.0.28
- 9.0.28.0
- 9.0.28.0
- 9.0.31
- 9.0.31.0
- 9.0.45.0
- 9.0.47.0
- 9.0.48.0
- 9.0.112.0
- 9.0.114.0
- 9.0.115.0
No data.
Extras for RHEL 3
flash-plugin-0:9.0.151.0-1.el3.with.oss
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0980
Extras for RHEL 4
flash-plugin-0:9.0.151.0-1.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0980
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
flash-plugin-0:10.0.12.36-2.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0945
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extras for RHEL 3 | flash-plugin-0:9.0.151.0-1.el3.with.oss | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0980 |
| Extras for RHEL 4 | flash-plugin-0:9.0.151.0-1.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0980 |
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | flash-plugin-0:10.0.12.36-2.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0945 |
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:P/I:N/A:N
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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.14% (0.05138) | 92.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.14% (0.05138) | 91.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.69% (0.05688) | 90.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 8, 2025 | 3.89% (0.03894) | 87.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.75% (0.05745) | 89.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 13.14% (0.13139) | 90.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.75% (0.05745) | 89.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.51% (0.00513) | 77.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 17, 2024 | 0.51% (0.00513) | 76.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 24, 2023 | 0.51% (0.00513) | 74.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.52% (0.00520) | 73.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 81.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 62.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (22)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008//Dec/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32702 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33179 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33390 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34226 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-23.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-248586-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3338 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-440.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-020.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=834256&poid= x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-20.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0980.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32129 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021149 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-350A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3444 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4821 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470131 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46534 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4821
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4821
Change history (0)
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