CVE-2008-4816 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Unspecified vulnerability in the Download Manager in Adobe Reader 8.1.2 and earlier on Windows allows remote attackers to change Internet Security options on a client machine via unknown vectors.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.03093.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Adobe	Acrobat Acrobat Reader Download Manager
Microsoft	Windows

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat::unknown:3d:::::
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat::unknown:professional:::::
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat::unknown:standard:::::
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.1:unknown:3d:::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.1:unknown:professional:::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.1:unknown:standard:::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader::::::::

cpe:2.3:a:adobe:download_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-4795	Unspecified vulnerability in the Download Manager in Adobe Reader 8.1.2 and earlier on Windows allows remote attackers to change Internet Security options on a client machine via unknown vectors.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32872
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-19.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021140
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-309A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3001

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-11-05T14:51:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:31:27.430Z

Reserved: 2008-10-31T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-4816

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-11-05T15:00:14.570

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-4816

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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