# CVE-2008-3872: Adobe Flash Player 8.0.39.0 and earlier, and 9.x up to 9.0.115.0, allows remote attackers to bypass the allowScriptAccess parameter setting

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-10-06 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Adobe Flash Player 8.0.39.0 and earlier, and 9.x up to 9.0.115.0, allows remote attackers to bypass the allowScriptAccess parameter setting via a crafted SWF file with unspecified "Filter evasion" manipulations.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-11.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45713
- http://taviso.decsystem.org/research.html

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