First published: Tue Oct 14 2008(Updated: )
Adobe Flash Player before 9.0.277.0 and 10.x before 10.1.53.64, and Adobe AIR before 2.0.2.12610, allows remote web servers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and browser crash) by returning a different response when an HTTP request is sent a second time, as demonstrated by two responses that provide SWF files with different SWF version numbers.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Adobe Flash Player for Internet Explorer 11 | =9.0.112.0 | |
Adobe Flash Player for Internet Explorer 11 | =9.0.45.0 | |
Adobe Flash Player for Internet Explorer 11 | =9.0.115.0 | |
Adobe Flash Player for Internet Explorer 11 | =10.0.12.10 |
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CVE-2008-4546 has a moderate severity rating due to its potential to cause denial of service.
To fix CVE-2008-4546, update Adobe Flash Player to version 9.0.277.0 or later, or 10.1.53.64 or later.
CVE-2008-4546 affects Adobe Flash Player versions prior to 9.0.277.0 and 10.x prior to 10.1.53.64.
The impact of CVE-2008-4546 is a denial of service that can crash the browser due to a NULL pointer dereference.
Yes, CVE-2008-4546 can be exploited remotely by web servers sending altered responses to HTTP requests.