Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-4817
The Download Manager in Adobe Acrobat Professional and Reader 8.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document that calls an AcroJS function with a long string argument, triggering heap corruption.
Vulnerability category: Input validationExecute code
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-4817
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 36.40%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 97 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-4817
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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9.3
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
8.6
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10.0
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2008-4817
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The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2008-4817
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http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-309A.html
US Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3001
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0974.html
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http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=756
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2008:026 - openSUSE Security Announce - openSUSE Mailing Lists
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http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-19.html
Patch;Vendor Advisory
- http://download.oracle.com/sunalerts/1019937.1.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0098
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021140
Products affected by CVE-2008-4817
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*When used together with: Adobe » Download Manager
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:unknown:standard:*:*:*:*:*When used together with: Adobe » Download Manager
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:unknown:3d:*:*:*:*:*When used together with: Adobe » Download Manager
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:unknown:professional:*:*:*:*:*When used together with: Adobe » Download Manager
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*When used together with: Adobe » Download Manager
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.1:unknown:professional:*:*:*:*:*When used together with: Adobe » Download Manager
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.1:unknown:3d:*:*:*:*:*When used together with: Adobe » Download Manager
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.1:unknown:standard:*:*:*:*:*When used together with: Adobe » Download Manager