CVE-2008-4473

CRITICAL 9.3CVE-2008-4473 · Published 17/10/2008 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2008-4473 is a CRITICAL (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability affecting flash player (adobe).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 7.9%, higher than 94.7% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
flash player adobe	`= cs3= mx_2004`	No fix yet

Description

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.

References

secunia.com/advisories/32246 · Vendor Advisory
security-assessment.com/files/advisories/2008-10-16_Multiple_Flash_Authoring_Heap_Overflows.pdf
securityreason.com/securityalert/4429
securitytracker.com/id
adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa08-09.html · Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com/archive/1/497397/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com/bid/31769
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2837
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45914

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

flash player

adobe

= cs3= mx_2004

No fix yet

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