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CVE-2008-4473

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-4473 describes multiple heap-based buffer overflows in Adobe Flash CS3 Professional on Windows and Flash MX 2004, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through specially crafted SWF files. This vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 9.3, indicating a network-based attack with high complexity, resulting in complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity and EPSS score, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
cs3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:cs3:*:professional:*:*:*:*:*
mx_2004CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:mx_2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
8.68%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0868 is in the 74th percentile among its peer group of 8,918 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

adobevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

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
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/45914
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