CVE-2008-4813

Impact:
Critical
Public Date:
2008-11-04
Bugzilla:
469876: CVE-2008-4813 Adobe Reader: PDF objects parsing and JavaScript getCosObj handling memory corruption flaw

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.1.2 and earlier, and before 7.1.1, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document that (1) performs unspecified actions on a Collab object that trigger memory corruption, related to a GetCosObj method; or (2) contains a malformed PDF object that triggers memory corruption during parsing.

Find out more about CVE-2008-4813 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Red Hat Security Errata

Platform Errata Release Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 Extras (acroread) RHSA-2008:0974 2008-11-12
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras (acroread) RHSA-2008:0974 2008-11-12
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary 5 (acroread) RHSA-2008:0974 2008-11-12

This page is generated automatically and has not been checked for errors or omissions.

For clarification or corrections please contact Red Hat Product Security.

Last Modified

CVE description copyright © 2017, The MITRE Corporation

Close

Welcome! Check out the Getting Started with Red Hat page for quick tours and guides for common tasks.