# CVE-2008-5361: The ActionScript 2 virtual machine in Adobe Flash Player 10.x before 10.0.12.36 and 9.x before 9.0.151.0, and Adobe AIR before 1.5, does not

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-12-08 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The ActionScript 2 virtual machine in Adobe Flash Player 10.x before 10.0.12.36 and 9.x before 9.0.151.0, and Adobe AIR before 1.5, does not verify a member element's size when performing (1) DefineConstantPool, (2) ActionJump, (3) ActionPush, (4) ActionTry, and unspecified other actions, which allows remote attackers to read sensitive data from process memory via a crafted PDF file.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498561/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33390
- http://www.isecpartners.com/advisories/2008-01-flash.txt
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-020.htm
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-22.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34226
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4692
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-23.xml
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-248586-1

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