Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe (Macromedia) Flash Player 8.0.24.0 allows remote…
Priority LOW 24Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe (Macromedia) Flash Player 8.0.24.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via a malformed, compressed .swf file, a different issue than CVE-2006-3587.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.07618 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2006:0674 Released 2006-09-12 · Red Hat rating Criticalflash-plugin security update
- Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras
- Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Critical. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0674 |
| Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0674 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-3588
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hgcm-72vv-9325
References
Advisory 12
More Adobe Flash Player vulnerabilities
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- TI-2016-00925 Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.197 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2015-04302 Use-after-free vulnerability in the BitmapData class in the ActionScript 3 (AS3)… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2015-04301 Use-after-free vulnerability in the DisplayObject class in the ActionScript 3 (AS3)… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2015-04298 Use-after-free vulnerability in the ByteArray class in the ActionScript 3 (AS3)… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2006-3588 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-3588 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hgcm-72vv-9325 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2006-3588 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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