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CVE-2008-3872

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2008-10-06 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-264

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

• Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.186 and earlier.: from 8.0 through 8.0.39.0; from 9.0 through 9.0.115.0

References

• http://taviso.decsystem.org/research.html
• http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-11.html
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45713
• http://taviso.decsystem.org/research.html
• http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-11.html
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45713

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