CVE-2008-3872 (GCVE-0-2008-3872)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-10-06 17:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 09:53
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Adobe Flash Player 8.0.39.0 and earlier, and 9.x up to 9.0.115.0, allows remote attackers to bypass the allowScriptAccess parameter setting via a crafted SWF file with unspecified "Filter evasion" manipulations.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
3 references
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|---|---|
| http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/a… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
| http://taviso.decsystem.org/research.html | x_refsource_MISC |
Date Public
2008-09-12 00:00
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