CVE-2008-5362

The DefineConstantPool action in the ActionScript 2 virtual machine in Adobe Flash Player 10.x...

4.3 MediumFix available

The DefineConstantPool action in 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, accepts an untrusted input value for a "constant count," 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

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.3

Record: CVE-2008-5362
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2008-5362
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-5339 No score

Record: EUVD-2008-5339
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7p67-pjvg-2587 No score

The DefineConstantPool action in the ActionScript 2 virtual machine in Adobe Flash Player 10.x...

Record: GHSA-7p67-pjvg-2587
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`flash-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client	before 0:10.0.12.36-2.el5	0:10.0.12.36-2.el5
`flash-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server	before 0:10.0.12.36-2.el5	0:10.0.12.36-2.el5
`flash-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:3	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	before 0:9.0.151.0-1.el4	0:9.0.151.0-1.el4

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2008-5362 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. Fixed in flash-plugin 0:10.0.12.36-2.el5.

References

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