CVE-2008-4815

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.1.2 and earlier on Unix and Linux allows attackers to gain privileges via a Trojan Horse program in an unspecified directory that is associated with an insecure RPATH.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.71% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory oracle.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory adobe.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/32700 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32100 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46335 vdb entry
http://download.oracle.com/sunalerts/1019937.1.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32872 third party advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-19.html patch vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=469882
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0098 vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-309A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021140 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3001 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0974.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4815?
CVE-2008-4815 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4815?
To fix CVE-2008-4815, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-4815 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-4815 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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