CVE-2008-5499 is an unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player for Linux, affecting versions 10.0.12.36 and earlier, as well as 9.0.151.0 and earlier. This critical vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems through a specially crafted SWF file. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it is highly severe, requiring no authentication and having a medium attack complexity, but resulting in complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, exploit intelligence indicates the availability of a Metasploit module, and its EPSS score of 0.90582 suggests a high likelihood of exploitation. There is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 9.0.151.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_for_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0.31CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_for_linux:9.0.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0.48.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_for_linux:9.0.48.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0.115.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_for_linux:9.0.115.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0.124.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_for_linux:9.0.124.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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