acroread JavaScript Insecure Libary Search Path
Published Feb 12, 2008
6.2
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.37%
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.1.1 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a malicious Security Provider library in the reader's current working directory. 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:L/AC:H/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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.37% (0.01368) | 70.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.37% (0.01368) | 68.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.32% (0.00317) | 52.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00066) | 31.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 8, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00086) | 36.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 3, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00069) | 28.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00082) | 33.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 5.46% (0.05462) | 89.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 5.46% (0.05462) | 88.97th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 5.46% (0.05462) | 76.26th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (16)
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=655 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29065 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- 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.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-2007-5666 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=432632 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5666
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11161 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5666
Change history (0)
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