CVE-2008-4071 json
A certain ActiveX control in Adobe Acrobat 9, when used with Microsoft Windows Vista and Internet Explorer 7, allows remote attackers to ca…
published 2008-09-15 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-4056
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 19.2%
- EPSS 19.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
A certain ActiveX control in Adobe Acrobat 9, when used with Microsoft Windows Vista and Internet Explorer 7, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via an src property value with an invalid acroie:// URL.
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-6424)
- Published
Exploit prediction
19.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-6424 Adobe Acrobat 9 - ActiveX Remote Denial of Service dos, 2008-09-11
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
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exploit-db.com
/exploits/6424
exploit
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securityreason.com
/securityalert/4257
third-party-advisory
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/45195
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-4071
- NVD CVE-2008-4071
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