Information disclosure in Adobe Acrobat
CVE-2008-0655
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 8.1.2 have unknown impact and attack vectors.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.379 (98.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.389 · newest: 0.379 · change: -0.010
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on . CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.
BOD 22-01 due date: .
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00007.html (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- securitytracker.com/id (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043A.html (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-13.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1966/references (vdb-entry, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/28851 (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- blogs.adobe.com/acroread/2008/02/adobe_reader_812_for_linux_and.html (Broken Link)
- kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do (Vendor Advisory)
- www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa08-01.html (Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/28983 (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-0655?
- CVE-2008-0655 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2008-02-07.
- How severe is CVE-2008-0655?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2008-0655 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2008-0655 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-06-08), indicating it is being actively exploited. 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.