acroread JavaScript Insecure Method Exposure
Published Feb 12, 2008
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 13.27%
Description
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.1.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file that calls an insecure JavaScript method in the EScript.api plug-in. NOTE: this issue might be subsumed by CVE-2008-0655.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 8.1.1
- ≤ 8.1.1
No data.
Extras for RHEL 3
acroread-0:8.1.2-1.el3.6
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0144
Extras for RHEL 4
acroread-0:8.1.2-1.el4.2
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0144
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
acroread-0:8.1.2-1.el5.3
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0144
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extras for RHEL 3 | acroread-0:8.1.2-1.el3.6 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0144 |
| Extras for RHEL 4 | acroread-0:8.1.2-1.el4.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0144 |
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | acroread-0:8.1.2-1.el5.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0144 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 13.27% (0.13273) | 96.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 13.27% (0.13273) | 95.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Oct 13, 2025 | 40.72% (0.40716) | 97.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 10, 2025 | 43.97% (0.43966) | 97.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 3, 2025 | 40.25% (0.40253) | 97.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 26.15% (0.26150) | 95.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 35.60% (0.35598) | 95.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 26.15% (0.26150) | 95.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 32.40% (0.32401) | 97.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2024 | 32.40% (0.32401) | 97.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 16, 2024 | 36.57% (0.36573) | 97.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 26, 2024 | 35.79% (0.35791) | 97.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 28.73% (0.28727) | 96.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 18, 2023 | 22.84% (0.22845) | 95.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 23.84% (0.23841) | 95.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 94.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 94.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 87.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (17)
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=656 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29065 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29205 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30840 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-01.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239286-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa08-01.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-13.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/140129 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0144.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1966/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-5663 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=432630 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5663
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9928 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5663
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