CVE-2008-2641 in the critical feed json
Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.0.9 and earlier, and 8.0 through 8.1.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial o…
published 2008-06-25 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-2636
- cvss
- 10.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 23.8%
- EPSS 23.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.0.9 and earlier, and 8.0 through 8.1.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, related to an "input validation issue in a JavaScript method."
Patch / fix
- acroread RHEL 3 EXTRAS 8.1.2.SU1-2
- acroread RHEL 4 EXTRAS 8.1.2.SU1-2.el4
- acroread RHEL 5 EXTRAS 8.1.2.SU1-2.el5
- acroread-plugin RHEL 3 EXTRAS 8.1.2.SU1-2
- acroread-plugin RHEL 4 EXTRAS 8.1.2.SU1-2.el4
- acroread-plugin RHEL 5 EXTRAS 8.1.2.SU1-2.el5
red hat advisories RHSA-2008:0641
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2008-2641 updated
acroread: input validation issue in a JavaScript method
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Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras acroread 8.1.2.SU1-2, acroread-plugin 8.1.2.SU1-2 Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras acroread 8.1.2.SU1-2.el4, acroread-plugin 8.1.2.SU1-2.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 Extras acroread 8.1.2.SU1-2, acroread-plugin 8.1.2.SU1-2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras acroread 8.1.2.SU1-2.el4, acroread-plugin 8.1.2.SU1-2.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) acroread 8.1.2.SU1-2.el5, acroread-plugin 8.1.2.SU1-2.el5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 Extras acroread 8.1.2.SU1-2, acroread-plugin 8.1.2.SU1-2fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0641
+4 more productsfewer
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras acroread 8.1.2.SU1-2.el4, acroread-plugin 8.1.2.SU1-2.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) acroread 8.1.2.SU1-2.el5, acroread-plugin 8.1.2.SU1-2.el5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 Extras acroread 8.1.2.SU1-2, acroread-plugin 8.1.2.SU1-2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras acroread 8.1.2.SU1-2.el4, acroread-plugin 8.1.2.SU1-2.el4
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Exploit prediction
23.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
References
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securityfocus.com
/bid/29908
vdb-entry, patch
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secunia.com
/advisories/30832
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
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adobe.com
/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-15.html
patch
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00001.html
vendor-advisory
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sunsolve.sun.com
/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-240106-1
vendor-advisory
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gentoo.org
/security/en/glsa/glsa-200808-10.xml
vendor-advisory
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redhat.com
/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0641.html
vendor-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2008/2289
vdb-entry
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2008/1906
vdb-entry
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/43307
vdb-entry
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securitytracker.com
/id?1020352
vdb-entry
- isc.sans.org /diary.html?storyid=4616
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kb.cert.org
/vuls/id/788019
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
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secunia.com
/advisories/31352
third-party-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/31136
third-party-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/31428
third-party-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/31339
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-2641
- NVD CVE-2008-2641
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