CVE-2008-4817

Impact:
Critical
Public Date:
2008-11-04
CWE:
CWE-20
Bugzilla:
469923: CVE-2008-4817 Adobe Reader: Download Manager input validation flaw

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

The Download Manager in Adobe Acrobat Professional and Reader 8.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document that calls an AcroJS function with a long string argument, triggering heap corruption.

Find out more about CVE-2008-4817 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

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