CVE-2008-4817

The Download Manager in Adobe Acrobat Professional and Reader 8.1.2 and earlier allows remote...

9.3 High

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.

Exploit likelihood

11.4%Up 1.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

Record: CVE-2008-4817
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2008-4817
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-4796 No score

Record: EUVD-2008-4796
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-768r-jccv-hcw3 No score

The Download Manager in Adobe Acrobat Professional and Reader 8.1.2 and earlier allows remote...

Record: GHSA-768r-jccv-hcw3
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:3 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:8.1.3-1	0:8.1.3-1
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:3 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:8.1.3-1	0:8.1.3-1
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:8.1.3-1.el4	0:8.1.3-1.el4
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:8.1.3-1.el4	0:8.1.3-1.el4
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:8.1.3-1.el5	0:8.1.3-1.el5
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:8.1.3-1.el5	0:8.1.3-1.el5
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:8.1.3-1.el5	0:8.1.3-1.el5
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:8.1.3-1.el5	0:8.1.3-1.el5

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-4817 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Adobe Acrobat, published November 5, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.4%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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