CVE-2008-5331 describes a vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat 9 where its improved encryption, while more efficient, inadvertently weakens password security, making documents more susceptible to brute-force attacks. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity to achieve partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.0:*:professional:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.0:*:standard:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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