CVE-2008-4815

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-4815
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-11-05 15:00:14 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionUntrusted search path vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.1.2 and earlier on Unix and Linux allows attackers to gain privileges via a Trojan Horse program in an unspecified directory that is associated with an insecure RPATH.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Adobe Acrobat 8.1.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 8.1.1 unknown 3d All
Application Adobe Acrobat 8.1.1 unknown professional All
Application Adobe Acrobat 8.1.1 unknown standard All
Application Adobe Acrobat All unknown 3d All
Application Adobe Acrobat All unknown professional All
Application Adobe Acrobat All unknown standard All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader All All All All
Operating System Unix Unix All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in the Adobe Reader May Lead to Execution of Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 download.oracle.com
Adobe Acrobat and Reader 8.1.2 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Adobe Acrobat Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Security Alerts - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Adobe - Security Advisories : APSB08-19 - Security Update available for Adobe Reader 8 and Acrobat 8 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.adobe.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Bug 469882 – CVE-2008-4815 Adobe Reader: insecure RPATH flaw af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA08-309A -- Adobe Reader and Acrobat Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov US Government Resource
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2008:026 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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