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7.3 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Adobe Acrobat 9/9.0 (Document Reader Software). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Encryption. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cryptographic issues vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-310. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The weakness was shared 12/04/2008 with Elcomsoft (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-5331 since 12/04/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/23/2017). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1600 for this issue.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (47161).
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3
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VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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Exploiting
Class: Cryptographic issuesCWE: CWE-310
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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OpenVAS ID: 800078
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Acrobat 9 PDF Document Encryption Weakness Vulnerability (Windows)
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
11/26/2008 🔍12/03/2008 🔍
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03/17/2015 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: adobe.comAdvisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Organization: Elcomsoft
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-5331 (🔍)
X-Force: 47161
Vulnerability Center: 49226 - Adobe Acrobat 9 Remote Weak Encryption Mechanism, High
SecurityFocus: 32610 - Adobe Acrobat 9 Unspecified PDF Document Encryption Weakness
Entry
Created: 03/17/2015 16:11Updated: 06/23/2017 10:42
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (54), 06/23/2017 10:42 (10)
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