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CVE-2008-2549

Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.2 and earlier, and before 7.1.1, allows remote attackers to cause a...

4.3 MediumPublic exploit

CVE-2008-2549 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Adobe Acrobat Reader, published June 4, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 52.6%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
4.3 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
52.6%EPSS, 98th percentile
Exploitation
None known1 public exploit
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.2 and earlier, and before 7.1.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed PDF document, as demonstrated by 2008-HI2.pdf.

Exploit likelihood

52.6%Down 20.0 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
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

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBAdobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.2 - '.PDF' Remote Denial of Service (PoC)2008-05-29

What each source reports

NVD Score used4.3

Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.2 and earlier, and before 7.1.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed PDF document, as demonstrated by 2008-HI2.pdf.

Record
CVE-2008-2549
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.2 and earlier, and before 7.1.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed PDF document, as demonstrated by 2008-HI2.pdf.

Record
CVE-2008-2549
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-2544No score

Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.2 and earlier, and before 7.1.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed PDF document, as demonstrated by 2008-HI2.pdf.

Record
EUVD-2008-2544
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6h86-qrjc-gvq6No score

Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.2 and earlier, and before 7.1.1, allows remote attackers to cause a...

Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.2 and earlier, and before 7.1.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed PDF document, as demonstrated by 2008-HI2.pdf.

Record
GHSA-6h86-qrjc-gvq6
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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