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CVE-2008-5363 Details

Description

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 validate character elements during retrieval from the dictionary data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted PDF file.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://secunia.com/advisories/33390	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34226	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-23.xml	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4692	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-248586-1	CVE	Broken Link
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-020.htm	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-22.html	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.isecpartners.com/advisories/2008-01-flash.txt	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498561/100/0/threaded	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/33390	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34226	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-23.xml	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4692	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-248586-1	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-020.htm	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-22.html	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.isecpartners.com/advisories/2008-01-flash.txt	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498561/100/0/threaded	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

see all 18 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-399	Resource Management Errors	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
adobe air	< 1.5
CPE cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
adobe flash player	>= 9.0.16.0, < 9.0.151.0 >= 10, < 10.0.12.36
CPE cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 2, 2018	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Oct 11, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 8, 2008	Initial Analysis	[email protected]