Security bypass in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader - CVE-2008-0655

 

Security bypass in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader - CVE-2008-0655

Published: December 15, 2016 / Updated: June 8, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU1335
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2008-0655
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The weakness exists due to an error in JavaScript API DOC.print function. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted PDF file, persuade a victim to open it and configure silent unauthorized printing of 1000 copies from a PDF file.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in unauthorized access to the vulnerable system.

Affected software

Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Reader
SUSE Linux

How to mitigate CVE-2008-0655



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