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CVE-2008-4817

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.

Published

2008-11-05T15:00:14.603

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 9.3 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-20
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application adobe download_manager * No
Application adobe acrobat ≤ 8.1.2 Yes
Application adobe acrobat ≤ 8.1.2 Yes
Application adobe acrobat ≤ 8.1.2 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 8.1.1 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 8.1.1 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 8.1.1 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 8.1.1 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader ≤ 8.0 Yes
References