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title: "CVE-2008-2549\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2008-2549

Publication date 4 June 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.2 and earlier, and before 7.1.1, allows remote
attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly
execute arbitrary code via a malformed PDF document, as demonstrated by
2008-HI2.pdf.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| acroread | 9.04 jaunty | Not affected |
| 8.10 intrepid | Not affected |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not affected |
| 7.10 gutsy | Not in release |
| 7.04 feisty | Not in release |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2549)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2549)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2008-2549)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-2549)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2549>