CVE-2008-5363 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the ActionScript 2 virtual machine of Adobe Flash Player versions 10.x before 10.0.12.36 and 9.x before 9.0.151.0, as well as Adobe AIR before 1.5. This flaw, a NULL pointer dereference, can be triggered by remote attackers using a crafted PDF file due to improper validation of character elements during dictionary retrieval. With a CVSS score of 4.3 (medium severity), it has a network attack vector, medium attack complexity, and results in a partial availability impact (application crash). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 9.0.16.0, < 9.0.151.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 10, < 10.0.12.36CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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