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CVE-2008-4812
Array index error in Adobe Reader and Acrobat, and the Explorer extension (aka AcroRd32Info), 8.1.2, 8.1.1, and earlier allows remote…
High9.3EPSS 11.0%
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Description
Array index error in Adobe Reader and Acrobat, and the Explorer extension (aka AcroRd32Info), 8.1.2, 8.1.1, and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document that triggers an out-of-bounds write, related to parsing of Type 1 fonts.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 11.0% · top 4.1% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (16)
- 32700 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=909609 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- adobe-acrobatreader-type1font-code-execution(46332) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 32100 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 35163 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 249366 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
- 32872 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20081104 Adobe Reader Embedded Font Handling Out of Bounds Array Indexing Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEx_transferred
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-19.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2009-0098 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- TA08-309A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- 1021140 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- ADV-2008-3001 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2008:026 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0974 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=800801 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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