CVE-2008-4814

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 19.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-11-05 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in a JavaScript method in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.1.2 and earlier, and before 7.1.1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, related to an "input validation issue."

Affected products

Adobe Acrobat for Edge: through 8.1.2; 8.1.1, 8.1.1-unknown
Adobe Acrobat Reader: through 8.0

References

http://download.oracle.com/sunalerts/1019937.1.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32700
http://secunia.com/advisories/32872
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-19.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-04.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0974.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32100
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021140
http://www.skyrecon.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=302&Itemid=124
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-309A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3001

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