# CVE-2008-1655: Other in n/a

> Remote attackers can bypass same-origin policy restrictions via DNS rebinding in Adobe Flash Player, requiring user interaction to visit a malicious site.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 9 Apr 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6443-g69m-2px6

## What is CVE-2008-1655?

CVE-2008-1655 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Air, published on 9 Apr 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 9.0.115.0 and earlier, and 8.0.39.0 and earlier, makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct DNS rebinding attacks via unknown vectors.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1655?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Adobe Air, Adobe Flash Player, Adobe Flex.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-1655?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2008-1655 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1655 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Air

- [CVE-2016-1010](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1010/): Adobe Flash Player and AIR Integer Overflow (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2015-8651](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-8651/): Adobe Flash Player Integer Overflow (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2014-8439](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8439/): Adobe Flash Player Dereferenced Pointer (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2012-2034](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2034/): Adobe Flash Player Memory Corruption (high 7.5, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2015-8459](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-8459/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-1655 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-1655 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Air, published on 9 Apr 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1655 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Adobe Air. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1655/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1655/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1655
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1655
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-1655

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