Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player 9.x up to…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player 9.x up to 9.0.48.0 and 8.x up to 8.0.35.0 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) a SWF file that uses the asfunction: protocol or (2) the navigateToURL function when used with the Flash Player ActiveX Control in Internet Explorer.
Why it matters now
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-2007:1126 Released 2007-12-18 · Red Hat rating Criticalflash-plugin security update
- Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras flash-plugin-9.0.115.0-1.el3.with.oss.i386
- Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras flash-plugin-9.0.115.0-1.el4.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 Extras flash-plugin-9.0.115.0-1.el3.with.oss.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras flash-plugin-9.0.115.0-1.el4.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) flash-plugin-9.0.115.0-1.el5.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 Extras flash-plugin-9.0.115.0-1.el3.with.oss.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras flash-plugin-9.0.115.0-1.el4.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) flash-plugin-9.0.115.0-1.el5.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 Extras flash-plugin-9.0.115.0-1.el3.with.oss.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras flash-plugin-9.0.115.0-1.el4.i386
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras | Fixed | RHSA-2007:1126 |
| Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras | Fixed | RHSA-2007:1126 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 Extras | Fixed | RHSA-2007:1126 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras | Fixed | RHSA-2007:1126 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) | Fixed | RHSA-2007:1126 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 Extras | Fixed | RHSA-2007:1126 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras | Fixed | RHSA-2007:1126 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) | Fixed | RHSA-2007:1126 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 Extras | Fixed | RHSA-2007:1126 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras | Fixed | RHSA-2007:1126 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-6244
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h436-f9vq-939v
References
More Adobe Flash Player vulnerabilities
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- 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-2007-6244 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-6244 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h436-f9vq-939v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2007-6244 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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