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CVE-2008-5361

The ActionScript 2 virtual machine in Adobe Flash Player 10.x before 10.0.12.36 and 9.x before 9...

4.3 Medium

The ActionScript 2 virtual machine in Adobe Flash Player 10.x before 10.0.12.36 and 9.x before 9.0.151.0, and Adobe AIR before 1.5, does not verify a member element's size when performing (1) DefineConstantPool, (2) ActionJump, (3) ActionPush, (4) ActionTry, and unspecified other actions, which allows remote attackers to read sensitive data from process memory via a crafted PDF file.

Exploit likelihood

3.80%Up 2.0 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.3

The ActionScript 2 virtual machine in Adobe Flash Player 10.x before 10.0.12.36 and 9.x before 9.0.151.0, and Adobe AIR before 1.5, does not verify a member element's size when performing (1) DefineConstantPool, (2) ActionJump, (3) ActionPush, (4) ActionTry, and unspecified other actions, which allows remote attackers to read sensitive data from process memory via a crafted PDF file.

Record
CVE-2008-5361
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-399
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The ActionScript 2 virtual machine in Adobe Flash Player 10.x before 10.0.12.36 and 9.x before 9.0.151.0, and Adobe AIR before 1.5, does not verify a member element's size when performing (1) DefineConstantPool, (2) ActionJump, (3) ActionPush, (4) ActionTry, and unspecified other actions, which allows remote attackers to read sensitive data from process memory via a crafted PDF file.

Record
CVE-2008-5361
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5338 No score

The ActionScript 2 virtual machine in Adobe Flash Player 10.x before 10.0.12.36 and 9.x before 9.0.151.0, and Adobe AIR before 1.5, does not verify a member element's size when performing (1) DefineConstantPool, (2) ActionJump, (3) ActionPush, (4) ActionTry, and unspecified other actions, which allows remote attackers to read sensitive data from process memory via a crafted PDF file.

Record
EUVD-2008-5338
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7p7w-xh5j-rhf6 No score

The ActionScript 2 virtual machine in Adobe Flash Player 10.x before 10.0.12.36 and 9.x before 9...

The ActionScript 2 virtual machine in Adobe Flash Player 10.x before 10.0.12.36 and 9.x before 9.0.151.0, and Adobe AIR before 1.5, does not verify a member element's size when performing (1) DefineConstantPool, (2) ActionJump, (3) ActionPush, (4) ActionTry, and unspecified other actions, which allows remote attackers to read sensitive data from process memory via a crafted PDF file.

Record
GHSA-7p7w-xh5j-rhf6
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
flash-plugin
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
 before 0:10.0.12.36-2.el5
0:10.0.12.36-2.el5
flash-plugin
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
 before 0:10.0.12.36-2.el5
0:10.0.12.36-2.el5
flash-plugin
Red Hat:rhel_extras:3
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
 before 0:9.0.151.0-1.el3.with.oss
0:9.0.151.0-1.el3.with.oss
flash-plugin
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
 before 0:9.0.151.0-1.el4
0:9.0.151.0-1.el4

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2008-5361 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Adobe Air, published December 8, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.80%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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