CVE-2008-4071
mediumpriority · track · 36EPSS 0.184 · 97 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A certain ActiveX control in Adobe Acrobat 9, when used with Microsoft Windows Vista and Internet Explorer 7, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via an src property value with an invalid acroie:// URL.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-6424Adobe Acrobat 9 - ActiveX Remote Denial of Servicefunctional · exploit_db
affected products (2)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4257enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45195enisa_euvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6424enisa_euvd
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4257nvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45195nvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6424nvd
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