Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2008-2641

Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.0.9 and earlier, and 8.0 through 8.1.2 Input Validation in a JavaScript Method Vulnerability

Published Jun 25, 2008 · catalog updated Jun 25, 2008 · Adobe

Patch now

CVE-2008-2641 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Adobe against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
23.85%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
stated acrobat_3d · vendor Adobe acrobat_3d

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."

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  • stated acrobat_3d<= 7.0.9
  • vendor Adobe acrobat_3dversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2008-2641

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2008-2641 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Adobe against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with <= 7.0.9. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 23.85%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jun 25, 2008 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    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."

  2. Jun 25, 2008 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2008-2641

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2008-2641

    30-day exploitation probability 23.8%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-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 m

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.