01 Record
CVE-2008-4812
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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 11.02% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 95.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Critical. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-11-05 14:51Z17 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 10:31Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-10-31
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 6b7b14e7bc7dee8cbb4877ff3c6e07a26bfc9b6b8acad1ccd39fbf53fb623dcc
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- secunia.com32700http://secunia.com/advisories/32700
- support.nortel.comhttp://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=909609
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comadobe-acrobatreader-type1font-code-execution(46332)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46332
- www.securityfocus.com32100http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32100
- secunia.com35163http://secunia.com/advisories/35163
- download.oracle.com249366http://download.oracle.com/sunalerts/1019937.1.html
- secunia.com32872http://secunia.com/advisories/32872
- labs.idefense.com20081104 Adobe Reader Embedded Font Handling Out of Bounds Array Indexing Vulnerabilityhttp://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=755
- www.adobe.comhttp://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-19.html
- www.vupen.comADV-2009-0098http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0098
- www.us-cert.govTA08-309Ahttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-309A.html
- www.securitytracker.com1021140http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021140
- www.vupen.comADV-2008-3001http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3001
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SR:2008:026http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2008:0974http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0974.html
- support.nortel.comhttp://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=800801