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CVE-2008-5499· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player for Linux 10.0.12.36, and 9.0.151.0 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrar

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player for Linux 10.0.12.36, and 9.0.151.0 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SWF file.

CriticalCVSS 9.3 · v2.0—Weaponized Fix available
Published
Dec 17, 2008
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
79.4% · 100th percentile
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CVSS
37 / 40 · 9.3 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
24 / 30 · 79.4%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
adobeflash player for linux
linuxlinux kernel

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • adobe flash player for linuxup to 9.0.151.0 inclusive
  • adobe flash player for linux10.0.12.36
  • adobe flash player for linux9.0.115.0
  • adobe flash player for linux9.0.124.0
  • adobe flash player for linux9.0.31
  • adobe flash player for linux9.0.48.0

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Red Hat:rhel_extras:3flash-pluginbefore 0:9.0.152.0-1.el3.with.oss0:9.0.152.0-1.el3.with.oss
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4flash-pluginbefore 0:9.0.152.0-1.el40:9.0.152.0-1.el4
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::clientflash-pluginbefore 0:10.0.15.3-2.el50:10.0.15.3-2.el5

Same product

adobe: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2016-7859Adobe Flash Player versions 23.0.0.205 and earlier, 11.2.202.643 and earlier have an exploitable use-after-free vulnerability.
    37Monitor
  • CVE-2016-7858Adobe Flash Player versions 23.0.0.205 and earlier, 11.2.202.643 and earlier have an exploitable use-after-free vulnerability.
    37Monitor
  • CVE-2016-7857Adobe Flash Player versions 23.0.0.205 and earlier, 11.2.202.643 and earlier have an exploitable use-after-free vulnerability.
    37Monitor
  • CVE-2009-0521Untrusted search path vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 9.x before 9.0.159.0 and 10.x before 10.0.22.87 on Linux allows local users to obt
    18Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
red hat:flash-plugin0:9.0.152.0-1.el3.with.oss · Red Hat:rhel_extras:3Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

Weaponized

A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.

Evidence

  • Metasploit module ×1
  • Exploit-DB entry ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entryremote2012-04-20
Metasploit moduleexploit/linux/browser/adobe_flashplayer_aslaunchAdobe Flash Player ActionScript Launch Command Execution Vulnerabilityexploit2008-12-17

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. Metasploit-1 d
  2. Published
  3. First PoC+1219 d
  4. TodaySep 30, 2026+6496 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

    If successful

    Confidentiality
    C · data can be read
    Integrity
    C · data or configuration can be modified
    Availability
    C · the service can be disrupted
    Attack complexity
    M
    Confidentiality impact
    C
    Integrity impact
    C
    Availability impact
    C

    Weakness class (CWE)

    CWE-94 · Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

    CVSS vector

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

    nvd-primary

    Attack context

    MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

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    Change log

    1. Fix✗ → ✓

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    References

    Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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