TI-2008-04265 Aliases CVE-2008-4473 GHSA-gfph-g5w3-9g35

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in Adobe Flash CS3 Professional on Windows and Flash…

MEDIUM 51CWE-119Published 2008-10-17 · Updated 2024-08-07

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: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in Adobe Flash CS3 Professional on Windows and Flash MX 2004 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an SWF file containing long control parameters.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.07915 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:cs3::professional:::::	cs3	Vulnerable	Adobe
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows::::::::	all versions	Running on	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:mx_2004:::::::*	mx_2004	Vulnerable	Adobe

cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:cs3:*:professional:*:*:*:*:* Versions cs3 Vulnerable ·Adobe
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:mx_2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions mx_2004 Vulnerable ·Adobe

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-4473
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gfph-g5w3-9g35

References

Advisory 2

Other 2

TI-2016-03560 Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.242 and earlier allows remote… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2016-03506 Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.226 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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

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Sources

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