Reader: embedded font handling out-of-bounds array indexing
Published Nov 5, 2008
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 8.80%
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.
Affected products
No data.
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Extras for RHEL 3
acroread-0:8.1.3-1
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0974
Extras for RHEL 4
acroread-0:8.1.3-1.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0974
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
acroread-0:8.1.3-1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0974
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extras for RHEL 3 | acroread-0:8.1.3-1 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0974 |
| Extras for RHEL 4 | acroread-0:8.1.3-1.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0974 |
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | acroread-0:8.1.3-1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0974 |
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)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 8.80% (0.08799) | 95.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8.80% (0.08799) | 94.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 12, 2026 | 42.78% (0.42782) | 97.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 26, 2025 | 36.30% (0.36305) | 96.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 21, 2025 | 22.92% (0.22917) | 95.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 24, 2025 | 15.48% (0.15484) | 94.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 14.27% (0.14272) | 93.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 31.26% (0.31259) | 94.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 14.27% (0.14272) | 93.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 32.49% (0.32494) | 97.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 11, 2024 | 42.43% (0.42431) | 97.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 10, 2024 | 35.34% (0.35337) | 97.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 27, 2023 | 36.58% (0.36584) | 96.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 25, 2023 | 31.17% (0.31168) | 96.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 28.91% (0.28914) | 96.14th | 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 (20)
- http://download.oracle.com/sunalerts/1019937.1.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=755 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32700 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32872 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35163 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=800801 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=909609 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-19.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0974.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32100 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021140 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-309A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3001 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0098 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4812 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=469875 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46332 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4812
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4812
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