CVE-2008-2549

Adobe Acrobat Reader < 8.1.2 and < 7.1.1 - Remote Code Execution via Malformed PDF Document

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-2549. PoCs published by securfrog.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit triggers a denial of service (DoS) in Adobe Acrobat Reader <= 8.1.2 by opening a malformed PDF file, causing the application to crash. The PoC is a malformed PDF file (2008-HI2.pdf) that exploits a vulnerability in the handling of PDF structures.

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by securfrog · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5687

This exploit triggers a denial of service (DoS) in Adobe Acrobat Reader <= 8.1.2 by opening a malformed PDF file, causing the application to crash. The PoC is a malformed PDF file (2008-HI2.pdf) that exploits a vulnerability in the handling of PDF structures.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Adobe Acrobat Reader <= 8.1.2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must open the malformed PDF file
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (17)

Core 17
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/35163
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32700
Various Sources vendor-advisory x_refsource_sunalert
http://download.oracle.com/sunalerts/1019937.1.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32872
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42886
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5687
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29420
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0098
US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-309A.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021140
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3001
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0974.html

Scores

EPSS 0.7186
EPSS Percentile 98.8%

Details

Status published
Products (32)
adobe/acrobat_reader 3.0
adobe/acrobat_reader 4.0
adobe/acrobat_reader 4.0.5
adobe/acrobat_reader 4.5
adobe/acrobat_reader 5.0
adobe/acrobat_reader 5.0.5
adobe/acrobat_reader 5.0.6
adobe/acrobat_reader 5.0.7
adobe/acrobat_reader 5.0.9
adobe/acrobat_reader 5.0.10
... and 22 more
Published Jun 04, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026