CVE-2008-4473 (GCVE-0-2008-4473)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-10-17 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 10:17
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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http://securitytracker.com/id?1021060 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31769 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497397/100… mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/… x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2837 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
http://security-assessment.com/files/advisories/2… x_refsource_MISC
http://secunia.com/advisories/32246 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4429 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
Date Public
2008-10-15 00:00
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