CVE-2008-4812

Adobe Acrobat and Reader < 8.1.2 - Remote Code Execution via Crafted PDF Type 1 Font Parsing

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Array index error in Adobe Reader and Acrobat, and the Explorer extension (aka AcroRd32Info), 8.1.2, 8.1.1, and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document that triggers an out-of-bounds write, related to parsing of Type 1 fonts.

References (16)

Core 16
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46332
Various Sources vendor-advisory x_refsource_sunalert
http://download.oracle.com/sunalerts/1019937.1.html
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-19.html
US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-309A.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0974.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32700
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32100
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/32872
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_idefense
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=755
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0098
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

Scores

EPSS 0.0880
EPSS Percentile 94.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (3)
adobe/acrobat 8.1.1 (4 CPE variants)
adobe/acrobat < 8.1.2 (3 CPE variants)
adobe/acrobat_reader < 8.0
Published Nov 05, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026