CVE-2008-2641

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.0.9 and earlier, and 8.0 through 8.1.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, related to an "input validation issue in a JavaScript method."

Published: 2008-06-25 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-2641 is rated High Risk (69.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 22.19%, 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-2008-2641

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 2026-06-15 42.02% 22.19% -19.83%
2 2026-02-24 45.28% 42.02% -3.26%
3 2025-10-02 45.28%

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-2641

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-2641

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-2641

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2008-2641: 1 GLSA(s) (200808-10), 1 atom(s) (app-text/acroread); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-2641
redhat critical https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2641

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-2641

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
adobe acrobat_3d 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_3d:7.0:*:professional:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_3d 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_3d:7.0:*:standard:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_3d 7.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_3d:7.0.0:*:professional:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_3d 7.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_3d:7.0.0:*:standard:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_3d 7.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_3d:7.0.1:*:professional:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_3d 7.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_3d:7.0.1:*:standard:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_3d 7.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_3d:7.0.2:*:professional:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_3d 7.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_3d:7.0.2:*:standard:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_3d 7.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_3d:7.0.3:*:professional:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_3d 7.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_3d:7.0.3:*:standard:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_3d 7.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_3d:7.0.4:*:professional:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_3d 7.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_3d:7.0.4:*:standard:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_3d 7.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_3d:7.0.5:*:professional:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_3d 7.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_3d:7.0.5:*:standard:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_3d 7.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_3d:7.0.6:*:professional:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_3d 7.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_3d:7.0.6:*:standard:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_3d 7.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_3d:7.0.7:*:professional:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_3d 7.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_3d:7.0.7:*:standard:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_3d 7.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_3d:7.0.8:*:professional:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_3d 7.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_3d:7.0.8:*:standard:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_3d 7.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_3d:7.0.9:*:professional:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_3d 7.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_3d:7.0.9:*:standard:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_3d 8.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_3d:8.1:*:professional:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_3d 8.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_3d:8.1:*:standard:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_3d 8.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_3d:8.1.1:*:professional:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_3d 8.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_3d:8.1.1:*:standard:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_3d 8.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_3d:8.1.2:*:professional:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_3d 8.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_3d:8.1.2:*:standard:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 4.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 4.5 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 5.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 5.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 5.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 5.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 5.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 5.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 5.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 6.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 6.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 6.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 6.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 6.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 7.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 7.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 7.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 7.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 7.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 7.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 7.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 7.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 7.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 8.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 8.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 8.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-2641

URL Tags
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=4616
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/30832 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31136
http://secunia.com/advisories/31339
http://secunia.com/advisories/31352
http://secunia.com/advisories/31428
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-240106-1
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-15.html Patch
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200808-10.xml
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/788019 US Government Resource
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0641.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29908 Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020352
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1906
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2289
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43307
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