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TI-2008-02440 Aliases CVE-2008-2549GHSA-6h86-qrjc-gvq6

Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.2 and earlier, and before 7.1.1, allows remote attackers to…

Priority MEDIUM 52Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.52617 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 32

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 8.1.2VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.5VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.5VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.5VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.6VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.7VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.9VulnerableAdobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 8.1.2 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.5 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.5 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.6 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.7 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.9 Vulnerable ·Adobe
Show 22 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.10VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.11VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.1VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.2VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.3VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.4VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.5VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.1VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.2VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.3VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.4VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.5VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.6VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.7VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.8VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.9VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1.1VulnerableAdobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.10 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.11 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.1 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.2 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.3 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.4 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.5 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.1 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.2 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.3 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.4 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.5 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.6 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.7 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.8 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.9 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.1 Vulnerable ·Adobe

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2008:0974 Released 2008-11-12 · Red Hat rating Critical
    acroread security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras acroread-8.1.3-1.i386, acroread-plugin-8.1.3-1.i386
    • Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras acroread-8.1.3-1.el4.i386, acroread-plugin-8.1.3-1.el4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 Extras acroread-8.1.3-1.i386, acroread-plugin-8.1.3-1.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras acroread-8.1.3-1.el4.i386, acroread-plugin-8.1.3-1.el4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) acroread-8.1.3-1.el5.i386, acroread-plugin-8.1.3-1.el5.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 Extras acroread-8.1.3-1.i386, acroread-plugin-8.1.3-1.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras acroread-8.1.3-1.el4.i386, acroread-plugin-8.1.3-1.el4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) acroread-8.1.3-1.el5.i386, acroread-plugin-8.1.3-1.el5.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 Extras acroread-8.1.3-1.i386, acroread-plugin-8.1.3-1.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras acroread-8.1.3-1.el4.i386, acroread-plugin-8.1.3-1.el4.i386

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Critical. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2008:0974
Red Hat Desktop version 4 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2008:0974
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2008:0974
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2008:0974
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5)Fixed RHSA-2008:0974
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2008:0974
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2008:0974
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5)Fixed RHSA-2008:0974
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2008:0974
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2008:0974

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-2549
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6h86-qrjc-gvq6

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 4

Other 6

  • TI-2014-00524 Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.11 and 11.x before 11.0.08 on Windows allow… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2013-02915 Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.5, 10.x before 10.1.7, and 11.x before 11.0.03… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2013-02389 Integer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.5, 10.x before 10.1.7, and… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2011-02156 Unspecified vulnerability in the U3D component in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.1.1 and… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-09626 Adobe Acrobat Reader use after free vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-04123 Acrobat Reader DC Heap-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Could Lead To Arbitrary Code Execution KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
See all 1084 →

Sources

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