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CVE-2008-4401: ActionScript in Adobe Flash Player 9.0.124.0 and earlier does not require user interaction in conjunction…

CVE-2008-4401 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (the maximum on that scale) and affects Adobe Flash Player. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.

Vulnerability description

ActionScript in Adobe Flash Player 9.0.124.0 and earlier does not require user interaction in conjunction with (1) the FileReference.browse operation in the FileReference upload API or (2) the FileReference.download operation in the FileReference download API, which allows remote attackers to create a browse dialog box, and possibly have unspecified other impact, via an SWF file.

Severity breakdown

CVSS v2.0 10.0: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network.
  • Access complexity: Low. No special conditions are required.
  • Authentication: None. No authentication is needed.
  • Confidentiality impact: Complete. Total information disclosure.
  • Integrity impact: Complete. Total loss of integrity.
  • Availability impact: Complete. Total shutdown of the component.

Affected products

  • Adobe Flash Player: up to and including 9.0.124.0; 7.0; 7.0.1; 7.0.25; 7.0.63; 7.0.69.0; 7.0.70.0; 7.0_r67; 7.1; 7.1.1; 7.2; 8.0

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