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CVE-2008-4812 (GCVE-0-2008-4812)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-11-05 14:51 – Updated: 2024-08-07 10:31
VLAI
Summary
Array index error in Adobe Reader and Acrobat, and the Explorer extension (aka AcroRd32Info), 8.1.2, 8.1.1, and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document that triggers an out-of-bounds write, related to parsing of Type 1 fonts.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
References
URL Tags
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http://secunia.com/advisories/32872 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3001 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-09… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
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Date Public
2008-11-04 00:00
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