CVE-2008-4071
Adobe Acrobat 9 - ActiveX Remote Denial of Service
Severity Score
6.5
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
-
*KEV
Decision
-
*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
Un determinado control ActiveX en Adobe Acrobat 9, cuando es utilizado con Microsoft Windows Vista e Internet Explorer 7, permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (caída del navegador) a través de un valor de la propiedad src con una URL acroie:// no válida.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2008-09-15 CVE Reserved
- 2008-09-15 CVE Published
- 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-07 First Exploit
- 2025-04-06 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CAPEC
References (3)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4257 | Third Party Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45195 | Vdb Entry |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6424 | 2024-08-07 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Adobe Search vendor "Adobe" | Acrobat Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat" | 9 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat" and version "9" | - |
Affected
| in | Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" | 7 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "7" | - |
Safe
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| Adobe Search vendor "Adobe" | Acrobat Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat" | 9 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat" and version "9" | - |
Affected
| in | Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Vista Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Vista" | - | - |
Safe
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