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CVE-2008-5331

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2008-12-05 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-310

Description

Adobe Acrobat 9 uses more efficient encryption than previous versions, which makes it easier for attackers to guess a document's password via a brute-force attack.

Affected products

• Adobe Acrobat for Edge: 9, 9.0

References

• http://blogs.adobe.com/security/2008/12/acrobat_9_and_password_encrypt.html
• http://www.elcomsoft.com/PR/apdfpr_081126_en.pdf
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32610
• http://blogs.adobe.com/security/2008/12/acrobat_9_and_password_encrypt.html
• http://www.elcomsoft.com/PR/apdfpr_081126_en.pdf
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32610

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