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TI-2008-05076 Aliases CVE-2008-5331GHSA-5m66-j8h9-43hm

Adobe Acrobat 9 uses more efficient encryption than previous versions, which makes it…

Priority LOW 37CWE-310Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02002 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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 · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.0:*:professional:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.0:*:standard:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableAdobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.0:*:professional:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.0:*:standard:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5331
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5m66-j8h9-43hm

References

Other 2

  • 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
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Sources

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