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CVE-2008-4473

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in Adobe Flash CS3 Professional on Windows and Flash MX 2004...

9.3 High

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.

Exploit likelihood

7.92%Down 2.0 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

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.

Record
CVE-2008-4473
CVSS 2.0
9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2008-4473
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4454 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2008-4454
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gfph-g5w3-9g35 No score

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in Adobe Flash CS3 Professional on Windows and Flash MX 2004...

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.

Record
GHSA-gfph-g5w3-9g35
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-4473 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Adobe Flash Player, published October 17, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.92%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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