4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2008-2549
Adobe Acrobat Reader Remote Code Execution and Denial of Service
Description

Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.2 and earlier, and before 7.1.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed PDF document, as demonstrated by 2008-HI2.pdf.

INFO

Published Date :

June 4, 2008, 7:32 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:47 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2008-2549 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-2549 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Adobe acrobat_reader
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-2549.

URL Resource
http://download.oracle.com/sunalerts/1019937.1.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32700
http://secunia.com/advisories/32872
http://secunia.com/advisories/35163
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=800801
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=909609
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-19.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-04.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0974.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29420
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021140
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-309A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3001
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0098
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42886
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5687
http://download.oracle.com/sunalerts/1019937.1.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32700
http://secunia.com/advisories/32872
http://secunia.com/advisories/35163
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=800801
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=909609
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-19.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-04.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0974.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29420
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021140
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-309A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3001
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0098
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42886
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5687

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

CVEs and Techniques used PDF as an attack vector.

Updated: 5 days, 22 hours ago
70 stars 17 fork 17 watcher
Born at : June 22, 2022, 6:01 a.m. This repo has been linked 701 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-2549 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-2549 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://download.oracle.com/sunalerts/1019937.1.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32700
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32872
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/35163
    Added Reference http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=800801
    Added Reference http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=909609
    Added Reference http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-19.html
    Added Reference http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-04.html
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0974.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29420
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021140
    Added Reference http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-309A.html
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3001
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0098
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42886
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5687
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/5687 [Exploit]
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5687 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/42886 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42886 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 05, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-2549 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-2549 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

29.78 }} 0.31%

score

0.97017

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability