Description
The DOC.print function in the Adobe JavaScript API, as used by Adobe Acrobat and Reader before 8.1.2, allows remote attackers to configure silent non-interactive printing, and trigger the printing of an arbitrary number of copies of a document. NOTE: this issue might be subsumed by CVE-2008-0655.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 5 | acroread +1 | 8.1.2-1.el5.3 | RHSA-2008:0144 |
| RHEL 4 | acroread +1 | 8.1.2-1.el4.2 | RHSA-2008:0144 |
| RHEL 3 | acroread +1 | 8.1.2-1.el3.6 | RHSA-2008:0144 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2008:0144 Red Hat Security Advisory: acroread security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
References
- SUSE-SA:2008:009 vendor-advisory
- 3625 third-party-advisory
- http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=kb403079&sliceId=1
- TA08-043A third-party-advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-13.html
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9731 vdb-entry signature
- ADV-2008-1966 vdb-entry
- 28851 third-party-advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa08-01.html
- 28983 third-party-advisory
- 239286 vendor-advisory
- GLSA-200803-01 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2008-0425 vdb-entry
- 29065 third-party-advisory
- 30840 third-party-advisory
- 29205 third-party-advisory
- 27641 vdb-entry
- http://www.fortiguardcenter.com/advisory/FGA-2008-04.html
- 28802 third-party-advisory
- RHSA-2008:0144 vendor-advisory
- 20080208 Adobe Reader/Acrobat Remote PDF Print Silently Vulnerability mailing-list