Description
Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.0.9 and earlier, and 8.0 through 8.1.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, related to an "input validation issue in a JavaScript method."
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.SU1-2.el5 | RHSA-2008:0641 |
| RHEL 4 | acroread +1 | 8.1.2.SU1-2.el4 | RHSA-2008:0641 |
| RHEL 3 | acroread +1 | 8.1.2.SU1-2 | RHSA-2008:0641 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2008:0641 Red Hat Security Advisory: acroread security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
References
- ADV-2008-2289 vdb-entry
- ADV-2008-1906 vdb-entry
- adobe-javascript-method-code-execution(43307) vdb-entry
- 1020352 vdb-entry
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=4616
- 29908 vdb-entry
- SUSE-SR:2008:016 vendor-advisory
- VU#788019 third-party-advisory
- 30832 third-party-advisory
- 31352 third-party-advisory
- 240106 vendor-advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-15.html
- GLSA-200808-10 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2008:0641 vendor-advisory
- 31136 third-party-advisory
- 31428 third-party-advisory
- 31339 third-party-advisory