CVE-2008-4817

Adobe Acrobat < 8.1.2 - Remote Code Execution via AcroJS Long String Argument

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (12)

Core 12
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32700
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/49541
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
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-19.html
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
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_idefense
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=756

Scores

EPSS 0.0891
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