CVE-2008-0667

The DOC.print function in the Adobe JavaScript API, as used by Adobe Acrobat and Reader before 8.1.2, allows remote attackers to configure silent non-interactive printing, and trigger the printing of an arbitrary number of copies of a document. NOTE: this issue might be subsumed by CVE-2008-0655.

Published: 2008-02-11 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-0667 is rated Moderate Risk (46.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 35.63%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-0667

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-28 40.36% 35.63% -4.73%
2 2025-06-10 40.84% 40.36% -0.48%
3 2025-04-02 40.84%

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-0667

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-0667

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-0667

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2008-0667: 1 GLSA(s) (200803-01), 1 atom(s) (app-text/acroread); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-0667
redhat low https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-0667
ubuntu low CVE-2008-0667 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (acroread), 8 status rows across 8 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, upstream): not-affected 3, DNE 2, ignored 2, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-0667

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-0667

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
adobe acrobat_reader <= 8.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-0667

URL Tags
http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=kb403079&sliceId=1
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00007.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/28802 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28851 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28983 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29065 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29205
http://secunia.com/advisories/30840
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-01.xml
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3625
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239286-1
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa08-01.html Patch
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-13.html
http://www.fortiguardcenter.com/advisory/FGA-2008-04.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0144.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487760/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27641 Patch
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0425/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1966/references
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9731
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