Interaction error between Adobe Flash and multiple Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Tampering
- 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-352.
Summary
Interaction error between Adobe Flash and multiple Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) services allow remote attackers to perform Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) style attacks by using the Flash navigateToURL function to send a SOAP message to a UPnP control point, as demonstrated by changing the primary DNS server.
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-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: Moderate. 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-2008-1654
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fm6f-cqv9-287v
References
Advisory 8
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Sources
- CVE-2008-1654 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-1654 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fm6f-cqv9-287v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2008-1654 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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