# CVE-2007-3640: Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR, aka Apollo) allows context-dependent attackers to modify arbitrary files within an executing .air file (compi

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-07-10 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR, aka Apollo) allows context-dependent attackers to modify arbitrary files within an executing .air file (compiled AIR application) and perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, as demonstrated by an application that modifies an HTML file inside itself via JavaScript that uses an APPEND open operation and the writeUTFBytes function. NOTE: this may be an intended consequence of the AIR permission model; if so, then perhaps this issue should not be included in CVE.

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## References

- http://osvdb.org/41473
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/472733/100/0/threaded
- http://osvdb.org/41474
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2882

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