Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 8, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2008-5363
CVE-2008-5363
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 validate character elements during retrieval from the dictionary data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted PDF file.
Affected products
2Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
9- www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-22.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/33390nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/34226nvdThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-23.xmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- securityreason.com/securityalert/4692nvdThird Party Advisory
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-020.htmnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.isecpartners.com/advisories/2008-01-flash.txtnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498561/100/0/threadednvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.donvdBroken Link
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