CVE-2008-4817

Description

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.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 9.71% Top 10%
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://osvdb.org/49541 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
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
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=756 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4817?
CVE-2008-4817 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4817?
To fix CVE-2008-4817, 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-2008-4817 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-4817 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~10% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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