Reader: insecure RPATH flaw
Published Nov 5, 2008
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 7.82%
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.1.2 and earlier on Unix and Linux allows attackers to gain privileges via a Trojan Horse program in an unspecified directory that is associated with an insecure RPATH.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
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:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 7.82% (0.07816) | 94.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.82% (0.07816) | 93.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 26, 2025 | 8.24% (0.08240) | 91.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.71% (0.05705) | 89.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 12.63% (0.12626) | 89.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.71% (0.05705) | 89.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.60% (0.00601) | 79.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.60% (0.00601) | 77.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.60% (0.00601) | 75.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 81.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 62.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (16)
- http://download.oracle.com/sunalerts/1019937.1.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
- 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://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-2008-4815 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=469882 x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46335 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4815
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4815
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.