CVE-2008-5331

N/A Unknown

Published: December 05, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

Adobe Acrobat 9 uses more efficient encryption than previous versions, which makes it easier for attackers to guess a document's password via a brute-force attack.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://blogs.adobe.com/security/2008/12/acrobat_9_and_password_encrypt.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.elcomsoft.com/PR/apdfpr_081126_en.pdf

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32610

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://blogs.adobe.com/security/2008/12/acrobat_9_and_password_encrypt.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.elcomsoft.com/PR/apdfpr_081126_en.pdf

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32610

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

N/A / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

1.1%

78th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-310

Affected Vendors

adobe

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