CVE-2008-4815 describes an untrusted search path vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat versions 8.1.2 and earlier on Unix and Linux systems. This flaw allows attackers to gain privileges by tricking the software into executing a malicious Trojan Horse program located in an insecure RPATH-associated directory. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity, potentially leading to compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 8.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:unknown:3d:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 8.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:unknown:professional:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 8.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:unknown:standard:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.1:unknown:3d:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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