CVE-2008-5499

Exp

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.

Published: 2008-12-18 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-5499 is rated High Exploit Risk (86.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 90.58%, 100th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-5499

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
18761 exploit_db edb 2012-04-20 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5499

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-02-23 90.74% 90.58% -0.16%
2 2026-02-07 88.64% 90.74% +2.09%
3 2026-02-04 — 88.64% —

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-5499

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-5499

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-5499

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2008-5499: 1 GLSA(s) (200903-23), 1 atom(s) (www-plugins/adobe-flash); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-5499
redhat critical — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5499
ubuntu medium CVE-2008-5499 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (flashplugin-nonfree), 7 status rows across 7 suites (dapper, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): released 3, not-affected 2, ignored 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-5499

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-5499

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
adobe flash_player_for_linux <= 9.0.151.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_for_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player_for_linux 9.0.31 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_for_linux:9.0.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player_for_linux 9.0.48.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_for_linux:9.0.48.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player_for_linux 9.0.115.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_for_linux:9.0.115.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player_for_linux 9.0.124.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_for_linux:9.0.124.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player_for_linux 10.0.12.36 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_for_linux:10.0.12.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-5499

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