security flaw
Published Dec 8, 2008
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.80%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- < 1.5
- ≥ 9.0.16.0 · < 9.0.151.0
- ≥ 10 · < 10.0.12.36
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.80% (0.03798) | 89.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.80% (0.03798) | 88.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 28, 2026 | 3.07% (0.03068) | 86.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.33% (0.01326) | 78.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.54% (0.00543) | 78.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.54% (0.00543) | 76.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 27, 2023 | 0.54% (0.00543) | 73.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.48% (0.00484) | 72.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 76.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 76.81th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 74.78th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 53.99th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33390 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34226 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-23.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4692 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONThird Party Advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-248586-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTBroken Link
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-020.htm x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-22.html x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.isecpartners.com/advisories/2008-01-flash.txt x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498561/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5362 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618338 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5362
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5362
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.