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CVE-2008-4816 (GCVE-0-2008-4816)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-11-05 14:51 – Updated: 2024-08-07 10:31
VLAI
Summary
Unspecified vulnerability in the Download Manager in Adobe Reader 8.1.2 and earlier on Windows allows remote attackers to change Internet Security options on a client machine via unknown vectors.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
References
URL Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/32872 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/a… x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-309A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021140 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3001 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Date Public
2008-11-04 00:00
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      "initial_release_date": "2023-02-15T06:06:43Z",
      "source": "SUSE CSAF VEX",
      "status": "interim",
      "title": "SUSE CVE CVE-2008-4816",
      "url": "https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf-vex/cve-2008-4816.json",
      "version": "6"
    }
  }
}



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Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

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Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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