CVE-2008-2549 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 8.1.2 and earlier, and versions prior to 7.1.1. An attacker can exploit this by crafting a malformed PDF document, leading to an application crash and potentially arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and requiring no authentication, with a potential impact of partial availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, a proof-of-concept exploit is available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 8.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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