HIGH
acroread: more efficient password encryption
Published Dec 5, 2008
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.00%
Description
Adobe Acrobat 9 uses more efficient encryption than previous versions, which makes it easier for attackers to guess a document's password via a brute-force attack.
Affected products
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.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.00% 0.02002
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02002
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 | 2.00% (0.02002) | 80.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.00% (0.02002) | 78.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.78% (0.00781) | 72.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00243) | 64.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00095) | 39.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00084) | 34.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00078) | 31.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00243) | 60.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.13% (0.01126) | 55.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.13% (0.01126) | 53.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.13% (0.01126) | 51.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.13% (0.01126) | 29.78th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- http://blogs.adobe.com/security/2008/12/acrobat_9_and_password_encrypt.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.elcomsoft.com/PR/apdfpr_081126_en.pdf x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32610 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5331 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=480800 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5331
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5331
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://blogs.adobe.com/security/2008/12/acrobat_9_and_password_encrypt.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.elcomsoft.com/PR/apdfpr_081126_en.pdf | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32610 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5331 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=480800 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5331 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5331 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 5, 2008
Updated Sep 17, 2024
Reserved Dec 4, 2008
Link CVE-2008-5331
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a