Description
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.
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 | 8.1.3-1.el5 | RHSA-2008:0974 |
| RHEL 4 | acroread +1 | 8.1.3-1.el4 | RHSA-2008:0974 |
| RHEL 3 | acroread +1 | 8.1.3-1 | RHSA-2008:0974 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2008:0974 Red Hat Security Advisory: acroread security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
References
- 32700 third-party-advisory
- 49541 vdb-entry
- 249366 vendor-advisory
- 32872 third-party-advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-19.html
- ADV-2009-0098 vdb-entry
- TA08-309A third-party-advisory
- 1021140 vdb-entry
- ADV-2008-3001 vdb-entry
- SUSE-SR:2008:026 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2008:0974 vendor-advisory
- 20081104 Adobe Acrobat Professional And Reader AcroJS Heap Corruption Vulnerability third-party-advisory