7.5
HIGH
CVE-2008-4815
Adobe Reader and Acrobat Unix/Linux RPATH Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 5, 2008, 3 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:52 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-4815 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
2 Adobe acrobat_reader
1 Unix unix
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-2008-4815.

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://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-19.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0974.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32100
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://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=469882
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46335
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://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-19.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0974.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32100
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://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=469882
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46335

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).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-4815 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-4815 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.1.2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.0
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/46335 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46335 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 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-2008-4815 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-2008-4815 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.60 }} 0.00%

score

0.75157

percentile

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