Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2008-0655 (CCN-40542)

Assigned:2008-02-05
Published:2008-02-05
Updated:2018-10-30
Summary:Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 8.1.2 have unknown impact and attack vectors.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:9.3 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
6.9 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
4.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
3.2 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-noinfo
Vulnerability Consequences:Other
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Tue May 06 2008 - 20:53:53 CDT
[Advisory Update]Adobe Reader/Acrobat Remote PDF Print Silently Vulnerability

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://blogs.adobe.com/acroread/2008/02/adobe_reader_812_for_linux_and.html

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2008-0655

Source: CCN
Type: SANS - Internet Storm Center
Targeted attacks using malicious PDF files

Source: CCN
Type: Adobe KB 403079
Adobe Reader 8.1.2 Release Notes

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=kb403079&sliceId=1

Source: SUSE
Type: UNKNOWN
SUSE-SA:2008:009

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2008-0144
Critical: acroread security update

Source: CCN
Type: SA28802
Adobe Reader/Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
28802

Source: CCN
Type: SA28851
Adobe Reader/Acrobat 7 Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
28851

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
28983

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
29065

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
29205

Source: CCN
Type: SA30840
Sun Solaris Adobe Reader Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
30840

Source: GENTOO
Type: UNKNOWN
GLSA-200803-01

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1019346
Adobe Reader Stack Overflows, Insecure Methods, Unsafe Library Path, and Other Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1019346

Source: SUNALERT
Type: UNKNOWN
239286

Source: CCN
Type: Sun Alert ID: 239286
Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in the Adobe Reader may lead to Execution of Arbitrary Code

Source: CCN
Type: ASA-2008-092
acroread security update (RHSA-2008-0144)

Source: CCN
Type: ASA-2008-281
Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in the Adobe Reader may lead to Execution of Arbitrary Code (Sun 239286)

Source: CCN
Type: Adobe Product Security Advisory APSA08-01
Security update available for Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa08-01.html

Source: CCN
Type: Adobe Product Security Bulletin APSB08-13
Security Updates available for Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7 and 8

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-13.html

Source: CCN
Type: GLSA-200803-01
Adobe Acrobat Reader: Multiple vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: SUSE Security Announcement: Acrobat Reader (SUSE-SA:2008:009)
acroread

Source: REDHAT
Type: UNKNOWN
RHSA-2008:0144

Source: BID
Type: Exploit, Patch
27641

Source: CCN
Type: BID-27641
Adobe Acrobat and Reader Multiple Arbitrary Code Execution and Security Vulnerabilities

Source: CERT
Type: US Government Resource
TA08-043A

Source: VUPEN
Type: UNKNOWN
ADV-2008-0425

Source: VUPEN
Type: Vendor Advisory
ADV-2008-1966

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
adobe-reader-multiple-unspecified(40542)

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10299

Source: SUSE
Type: SUSE-SA:2008:009
Adobe Acrobat Reader Security Problems

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 8.1.1)

  • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:3.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:3.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0.5c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 8.1.1)

  • Configuration RedHat 1:
  • cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_extras:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration RedHat 2:
  • cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_extras:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration RedHat 3:
  • cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_extras:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_3d:8.1::professional:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_3d:8.1.1::professional:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.0::standard:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.1::standard:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.1::standard:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.0::professional:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.1::professional:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:gentoo:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:solaris:10::sparc:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_extras:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_extras:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:opensuse:opensuse:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:opensuse:opensuse:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20080655
    V
    CVE-2008-0655
    2015-11-16
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22416
    P
    ELSA-2008:0144: acroread security update (Critical)
    2014-05-26
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10299
    V
    Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 8.1.2 have unknown impact and attack vectors.
    2010-09-06
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20080144
    P
    RHSA-2008:0144: acroread security update (Critical)
    2008-03-20
    BACK
    adobe acrobat 3.0
    adobe acrobat 3.1
    adobe acrobat 4.0
    adobe acrobat 4.0.5
    adobe acrobat 4.0.5a
    adobe acrobat 4.0.5c
    adobe acrobat 5.0
    adobe acrobat 5.0.5
    adobe acrobat 5.0.6
    adobe acrobat 5.0.10
    adobe acrobat 6.0
    adobe acrobat 6.0.1
    adobe acrobat 6.0.2
    adobe acrobat 6.0.3
    adobe acrobat 6.0.4
    adobe acrobat 6.0.5
    adobe acrobat 6.0.6
    adobe acrobat 7.0
    adobe acrobat 7.0.1
    adobe acrobat 7.0.2
    adobe acrobat 7.0.3
    adobe acrobat 7.0.4
    adobe acrobat 7.0.5
    adobe acrobat 7.0.6
    adobe acrobat 7.0.7
    adobe acrobat 7.0.8
    adobe acrobat 7.0.9
    adobe acrobat 7.1.0
    adobe acrobat 7.1.1
    adobe acrobat 7.1.2
    adobe acrobat 7.1.3
    adobe acrobat 7.1.4
    adobe acrobat 8.0
    adobe acrobat 8.1
    adobe acrobat *
    adobe acrobat reader 3.0
    adobe acrobat reader 3.01
    adobe acrobat reader 3.02
    adobe acrobat reader 4.0
    adobe acrobat reader 4.0.5
    adobe acrobat reader 4.0.5a
    adobe acrobat reader 4.0.5c
    adobe acrobat reader 4.5
    adobe acrobat reader 5.0
    adobe acrobat reader 5.0.5
    adobe acrobat reader 5.0.6
    adobe acrobat reader 5.0.7
    adobe acrobat reader 5.0.9
    adobe acrobat reader 5.0.10
    adobe acrobat reader 5.0.11
    adobe acrobat reader 5.1
    adobe acrobat reader 6.0
    adobe acrobat reader 6.0.1
    adobe acrobat reader 6.0.2
    adobe acrobat reader 6.0.3
    adobe acrobat reader 6.0.4
    adobe acrobat reader 6.0.5
    adobe acrobat reader 6.0.6
    adobe acrobat reader 7.0
    adobe acrobat reader 7.0.1
    adobe acrobat reader 7.0.2
    adobe acrobat reader 7.0.3
    adobe acrobat reader 7.0.4
    adobe acrobat reader 7.0.5
    adobe acrobat reader 7.0.6
    adobe acrobat reader 7.0.7
    adobe acrobat reader 7.0.8
    adobe acrobat reader 7.0.9
    adobe acrobat reader 7.1.0
    adobe acrobat reader 7.1.1
    adobe acrobat reader 7.1.2
    adobe acrobat reader 7.1.3
    adobe acrobat reader 7.1.4
    adobe acrobat reader 8.0
    adobe acrobat reader 8.1
    adobe acrobat reader *
    adobe acrobat reader 8.0
    adobe acrobat reader 8.1
    adobe acrobat reader 8.1.1
    adobe acrobat 3d 8.1
    adobe acrobat 3d 8.1.1
    adobe acrobat 8.0
    adobe acrobat 8.1
    adobe acrobat 8.1.1
    adobe acrobat 8.0
    adobe acrobat 8.1.1
    gentoo linux *
    sun solaris 10
    redhat rhel extras 3
    redhat rhel extras 4
    suse linux enterprise server 9
    novell opensuse 10.2
    novell opensuse 10.3