VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-2549
Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.2 and earlier, and before 7.1.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed PDF document, as demonstrated by 2008-HI2.pdf.
MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 52.6%
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 52.6%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.2 and earlier, and before 7.1.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed PDF document, as demonstrated by 2008-HI2.pdf.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 52.62% probability · 99th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- adobe/acrobat reader
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://download.oracle.com/sunalerts/1019937.1.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32700
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32872
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35163
- http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=800801
- http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=909609
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-19.html
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-04.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0974.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29420
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021140
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-309A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3001
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0098
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42886
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5687
- http://download.oracle.com/sunalerts/1019937.1.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32700
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32872
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35163
- http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=800801
- http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=909609
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-19.html
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-04.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0974.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29420
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021140
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-309A.htmlUS Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.