Vulnerability record

CVE-2008-0655

Adobe Acrobat and Reader Unspecified Vulnerability

Severity: HighExploitation: Exploitation confirmedCISA KEV
What should I do?

This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: attackers are using it. If you run Acrobat and Reader, fix it now.

CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

US federal civilian agencies must remediate by Jun 22, 2022.

Patch status

Official fix available since

Apply the vendor's update to every affected system. Check the fixed-in versions below where known.

Basis: NVD patch reference

Description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 8.1.2 have unknown impact and attack vectors.

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database. Official vulnerability data, reproduced as published.

Affected products

Products affected by this vulnerability, with versions and the source of each entry
ProductVendorAffected versionsFixed inSource
AcrobatAdobe< 8.1.28.1.2NVD
Acrobat and ReaderAdobe——KEV

Sources: NVD = NIST National Vulnerability Database; KEV = CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Intelligence timeline

Developments from the last 30 days, newest first.

  1. CVSS scoredUpdateKEV

    CVE-2008-0655 scored CVSS 8.8: Adobe Acrobat and Reader, Adobe Acrobat and Reader Unspecified Vulnerability

    CISA lists this as exploited in the wild. Unpatched Acrobat and Reader systems are exposed to active attacks now.

    Basis: NIST National Vulnerability Database

  2. Patch releasedUpdateKEV

    Patch released for CVE-2008-0655: Adobe Acrobat and Reader, Adobe Acrobat and Reader Unspecified Vulnerability

    An official fix is now available for Adobe Acrobat and Reader. This vulnerability is being exploited, so apply it promptly.

    Basis: NVD patch reference

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References