What it is
CVE-2008-0655 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Adobe Reader and Acrobat. Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 8.1.2 have unknown impact and attack vectors.
Vulnerability report
Exploited in the wild
Confirmed confidence
In CISA KEV
CVE-2008-0655
Reader and Acrobat
Adobe / Reader and Acrobat
- Severity
- CVSS 8.8 · High
- Confidence
- Confirmed
- Exploit status
- Exploited in the wild
- EPSS
- 37.9%
- First observed
- —
- Last observed
- —
Decision summary
What security teams need to know first
Direct answers before the deeper technical record.
Is it exploited?
Yes. Previdian tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed. Listed in CISA KEV.
Who is affected?
Adobe / Reader and Acrobat.
What should we do?
Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.
Overview
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 8.1.2 have unknown impact and attack vectors
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 8.1.2 have unknown impact and attack vectors.
- Published
- 07 Feb 2008
- Exploitation Reported
- 08 Jun 2022
- Attack vector
- Remote
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
Tags
cisa
CVE References
- CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-0655
- SUSE-SA:2008:009 lists.opensuse.org · Vendor Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00007...
- 239286 sunsolve.sun.com · Vendor Advisory http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239286-1
- GLSA-200803-01 security.gentoo.org · Vendor Advisory http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-01.xml
- RHSA-2008:0144 redhat.com · Vendor Advisory http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0144.html
- TA08-043A us-cert.gov · Third-Party Advisory http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043A.html
- 28851 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/28851
- 28983 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/28983
- 29065 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/29065
- 30840 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/30840
- 29205 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/29205
- 28802 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/28802
- 1019346 securitytracker.com · VDB Entry http://securitytracker.com/id?1019346
- ADV-2008-1966 vupen.com · VDB Entry http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1966/references
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10299 oval.cisecurity.org · VDB Entry https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.m...
- 27641 securityfocus.com · VDB Entry http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27641
- ADV-2008-0425 vupen.com · VDB Entry http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0425
- adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-13.html adobe.com · CVE Record http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-13.html
- blogs.adobe.com/acroread/2008/02/adobe_reader_812_for_linux_... blogs.adobe.com · CVE Record http://blogs.adobe.com/acroread/2008/02/adobe_reader_812_for_linux_an...
- kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do kb.adobe.com · CVE Record http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=kb403079&sl...
- adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa08-01.html adobe.com · CVE Record http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa08-01.html
Exploitation evidence
Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited
Third-party attestation and first-party sensor observation are shown separately so teams can judge the evidence chain.
Exploited in the wild
CISA
A trusted third party reported exploitation.
Known exploited vulnerability sources
Per-source evidence links for KEV attestations are available through the Previdian Pro API.
Learn about Pro API access| Source | Added |
|---|---|
| CISA First | 2022-06-08 00:00 UTC |
Detection
Operational artifacts and observed signals
Make the evidence actionable in scanner, SOC, and edge-control workflows.
Observed signals
- Request targets
- User-Agents
- Callback hosts
- 0
- 0
- 0
Request targets and User-Agents available in Pro. Callback host details available in Enterprise.
Scanner coverage
No scanner integrations recorded yet.
Virtual patch status
No Previdian virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.
Learn about virtual patches →No detection artifacts or sensor request patterns are available for this CVE yet.
Check back as sensor telemetry and scanner integrations are updated.
Risk and context
Severity, weaknesses, and research context
CVSS v3.1
8.8
High
Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
37.9%
Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.
All CVSS Scores
CVSS v3.1
8.8
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0
9.3
High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Timeline
From disclosure to observed exploitation
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00:00 UTC
Added to CISA KEV
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
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20:00 UTC
CVE published
Vulnerability disclosed publicly
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00:00 UTC
CVE ID reserved
Identifier reserved by the CNA
Pro API
Automate this intelligence
Confidence, exploit status, sensor telemetry, PoCs, scanner integrations, mentions, and tags are available programmatically for VM, SOC, and CTI workflows.
- Evidence confidence and provenance
- First-party sensor telemetry
- PoC and scanner references
- Affected versions and enrichment
- Automation-ready JSON delivery
GET /api/v2/pro/kevs/CVE-2008-0655
Free JSON includes basic KEV fields{
"cve_id": "CVE-2008-0655",
"confidence": "Confirmed",
"cvss_score": 8.8,
"cvss_estimated": false,
"epss_score": 0.37871,
"exploit_status": {
"exploited_in_the_wild": true,
"active_exploitation_observed": false
},
"sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}