CVE-2008-3961 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Adobe Illustrator CS2 on Macintosh allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted AI file.

Published: 2008-09-17

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 4.9% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:adobe:illustrator:cs2:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-3946	Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Adobe Illustrator CS2 on Macintosh allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted AI file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.04896.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/31902
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa08-07.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31208
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020892
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2600
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45180

History

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Subscriptions

Adobe Illustrator

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-09-17T18:06:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:00:42.404Z

Reserved: 2008-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-3961

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-09-18T15:04:27.267

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-3961

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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