---
id: "CVE-2008-0655"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2008-0655"]
title: "Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 8.1.2 have unknown impact and attack vectors"
severity: "critical"
cvss: 9.3
epss: 0.37871
exploited: true
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: [{"name": "Adobe Acrobat and Reader", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "adobe acrobat", "fixed": ["8.1.2"], "affected": "< 8.1.2", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "adobe acrobat reader", "fixed": ["8.1.2"], "affected": "< 8.1.2", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["adobe-acrobat", "adobe-reader", "exploited", "macos", "package", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["no-acrobat-or-reader-installed"]
published_at: "2008-02-07T21:00:00+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T19:11:52+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-23T22:29:04+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "kev", "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2008-0655", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T19:11:52+00:00"}, {"source": "epss", "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-0655", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T19:13:45+00:00"}, {"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0655", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T22:29:04+00:00"}]
---

# Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 8.1.2 have unknown impact and attack vectors

Adobe Acrobat and Reader have a design flaw where a specially crafted PDF can be printed silently many times. An attacker gets to make the victim's printer produce unwanted output, which is a nuisance rather than code execution.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- vendor:Adobe Acrobat and Reader affected ? fixed ?
- vendor:adobe acrobat affected < 8.1.2 fixed 8.1.2
- vendor:adobe acrobat reader affected < 8.1.2 fixed 8.1.2

## How to check

Check the installed Acrobat or Reader version under Help > About in the application; the sources do not give the affected version range.

## Fix

Apply the update Adobe provides for Acrobat and Reader, as CISA requires; the sources do not name the fixed version.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T19:11:52+00:00 kev https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2008-0655
- 2026-10-23T19:13:45+00:00 epss https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-0655
- 2026-10-23T22:29:04+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0655

## From the sources

Adobe Acrobat and Reader contains an unespecified vulnerability described as a design flaw which could allow a specially crafted file to be printed silently an arbitrary number of times.

CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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