CVE-2008-5499

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 79.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2008-12-18 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-94

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player for Linux 10.0.12.36, and 9.0.151.0 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SWF file.

Affected products

Adobe Flash Player For Linux: through 9.0.151.0; 9.0.31, 9.0.48.0, 9.0.115.0, 9.0.124.0, 10.0.12.36

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00006.html
http://osvdb.org/50796
http://secunia.com/advisories/33221
http://secunia.com/advisories/33267
http://secunia.com/advisories/33294
http://secunia.com/advisories/34226
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-23.xml
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-24.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1047.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32896
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021458
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3449

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