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CVE-2008-4071

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 12.21% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-09-15 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0. It affects Microsoft, Windows. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. Its EPSS score suggests a 12.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2008-4071
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5
EPSS
12.21%
Microsoft Windows

Original NVD Description

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.