The DefineConstantPool action in the ActionScript 2 virtual machine in Adobe Flash Player…
Priority LOW 27CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
The DefineConstantPool action in the ActionScript 2 virtual machine in Adobe Flash Player 10.x before 10.0.12.36 and 9.x before 9.0.151.0, and Adobe AIR before 1.5, accepts an untrusted input value for a "constant count," which allows remote attackers to read sensitive data from process memory via a crafted PDF file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03798 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories
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 2 advisories
- RHSA-2008:0980 Released 2008-11-12 · Red Hat rating Criticalflash-plugin security update
- Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras flash-plugin-9.0.151.0-1.el3.with.oss.i386
- Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras flash-plugin-9.0.151.0-1.el4.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 Extras flash-plugin-9.0.151.0-1.el3.with.oss.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras flash-plugin-9.0.151.0-1.el4.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 Extras flash-plugin-9.0.151.0-1.el3.with.oss.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras flash-plugin-9.0.151.0-1.el4.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 Extras flash-plugin-9.0.151.0-1.el3.with.oss.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras flash-plugin-9.0.151.0-1.el4.i386
- RHSA-2008:0945 Released 2008-10-28 · Red Hat rating Criticalflash-plugin security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) flash-plugin-10.0.12.36-2.el5.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) flash-plugin-10.0.12.36-2.el5.i386
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0980 |
| Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0980 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 Extras | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0980 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0980 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0945 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 Extras | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0980 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0980 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0945 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 Extras | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0980 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0980 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5362
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7p67-pjvg-2587
- 2026-11-02 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile
References
More Adobe Air vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-00916 Integer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.333 and 19.x through 21.x before… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2015-07113 Integer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.324 and 19.x and 20.x before… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2014-06928 Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.258 and 14.x and 15.x before 15.0.0.239 on Windows and… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2011-00532 Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 10.2.154.13 and earlier on Windows, Mac… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2010-01252 Adobe Flash Player before 9.0.277.0 and 10.x before 10.1.53.64; Adobe AIR before… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2012-01807 Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.20 and 11.x before 11.3.300.257 on Windows and Mac OS… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2008-5362 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-5362 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7p67-pjvg-2587 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2008-5362 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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