# CVE-2008-3961: Code injection in n/a

> User-assisted attackers can execute arbitrary code on Adobe Illustrator CS2 for Macintosh by tricking users into opening a crafted AI file.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Sep 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-74wm-5wpv-xxh5

## What is CVE-2008-3961?

CVE-2008-3961 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Adobe Illustrator, published on 17 Sep 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3961?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Adobe Illustrator.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-3961?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-3961 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-3961 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3961 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Illustrator

- [CVE-2014-0513](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0513/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-2042](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2042/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-0780](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0780/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-2023](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2023/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-2024](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2024/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-3961 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-3961 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Adobe Illustrator, published on 17 Sep 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3961 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Adobe Illustrator. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3961/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3961/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3961
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3961
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-3961

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3961/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.