Reader: PDF objects parsing and JavaScript getCosObj handling memory corruption flaw
Published Nov 5, 2008
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 9.50%
Description
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.1.2 and earlier, and before 7.1.1, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document that (1) performs unspecified actions on a Collab object that trigger memory corruption, related to a GetCosObj method; or (2) contains a malformed PDF object that triggers memory corruption during parsing.
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 (26 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 9.50% (0.09497) | 95.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 9.50% (0.09497) | 94.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 1, 2026 | 29.91% (0.29912) | 96.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 12, 2026 | 26.41% (0.26408) | 96.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 21.24% (0.21241) | 95.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 26, 2025 | 24.34% (0.24336) | 95.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 22.70% (0.22703) | 95.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 21, 2025 | 30.45% (0.30453) | 96.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 24, 2025 | 25.00% (0.25004) | 95.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 23.30% (0.23296) | 95.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 31.61% (0.31613) | 94.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 23.30% (0.23296) | 95.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 24.36% (0.24362) | 95.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 2, 2025 | 63.16% (0.63156) | 98.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 18, 2024 | 70.48% (0.70477) | 98.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 72.02% (0.72016) | 98.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 10, 2024 | 76.90% (0.76896) | 98.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 19, 2023 | 77.68% (0.77681) | 97.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 27, 2023 | 79.44% (0.79440) | 97.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 16, 2023 | 76.02% (0.76016) | 97.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 6, 2023 | 72.62% (0.72622) | 97.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 25, 2023 | 75.27% (0.75274) | 97.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 73.56% (0.73563) | 97.51th | 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 (24)
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- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
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- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-19.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-04.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
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- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498057/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
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- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021140 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
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- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-073/ x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-074/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4813 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=469876 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46333 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46344 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4813
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4813
Change history (0)
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