Integer overflow in Adobe Flash Player 9.0.115.0 and earlier, and 8.0.39.0 and earlier…
Priority HIGH 83CWE-189Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-189 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Integer overflow in Adobe Flash Player 9.0.115.0 and earlier, and 8.0.39.0 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SWF file with a negative Scene Count value, which passes a signed comparison, is used as an offset of a NULL pointer, and triggers a buffer overflow.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.92501 99th 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-2008:0221 Released 2008-04-08 · Red Hat rating Criticalflash-plugin security update
- Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras flash-plugin-9.0.124.0-1.el3.with.oss.i386
- Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras flash-plugin-9.0.124.0-1.el4.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 Extras flash-plugin-9.0.124.0-1.el3.with.oss.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras flash-plugin-9.0.124.0-1.el4.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) flash-plugin-9.0.124.0-1.el5.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 Extras flash-plugin-9.0.124.0-1.el3.with.oss.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras flash-plugin-9.0.124.0-1.el4.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) flash-plugin-9.0.124.0-1.el5.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 Extras flash-plugin-9.0.124.0-1.el3.with.oss.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras flash-plugin-9.0.124.0-1.el4.i386
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-2008:0221 |
| Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0221 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 Extras | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0221 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0221 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0221 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 Extras | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0221 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0221 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0221 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 Extras | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0221 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0221 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-0071
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3c7g-3984-748r
References
Advisory 20
- TA08-149A
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-11.html
- ADV-2008-1724
- http://www.matasano.com/log/1032/this-new-vulnerability-dowds-inhuman-flash-exploit/
- http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2008/05/potential_flash_player_issue.html
- RHSA-2008:0221
- TA08-150A
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10379
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-032/
- ADV-2008-1662
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=4465
- APPLE-SA-2008-05-28
- SUSE-SA:2008:022
- 238305
- GLSA-200804-21
- ADV-2008-1697
- VU#159523
- TA08-100A
- VU#395473
- 20080408 Adobe Flash Player Invalid Pointer Vulnerability
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Sources
- CVE-2007-0071 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-0071 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3c7g-3984-748r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2007-0071 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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