National Cyber Awareness System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-4814
Original release date:11/05/2008
Last revised:11/06/2012
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Unspecified vulnerability in a JavaScript method in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.1.2 and earlier, and before 7.1.1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, related to an "input validation issue."
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
8.6
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides administrator access, Allows complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA08-309A
Name: TA08-309A
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-19.html
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: XF
Name: adobe-javascript-code-execution1(46334)
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2009-0098
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2008-3001
External Source: MISC
Name: http://www.skyrecon.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=302&Itemid=124
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1021140
External Source: BID
Name: 32100
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2008:0974
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-04.html
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 32872
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 32700
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SR:2008:026
External Source: SUNALERT
Name: 249366