CVE-2008-4473
HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 7.9%EU EUVD
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in Adobe Flash CS3 Professional on Windows and Flash MX 2004 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an SWF file containing long control parameters.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 7.9% (95th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-4454)
- Published
- October 17, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-4454 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- adobe / flash player
- adobe / flash player
- microsoft / windows
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32246(Vendor Advisory)
- http://security-assessment.com/files/advisories/2008-10-16_Multiple_Flash_Authoring_Heap_Overflows.pdf
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4429
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1021060
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa08-09.html(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497397/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31769
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2837
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45914
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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