CVE-2008-0655 refers to multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader and Acrobat versions prior to 8.1.2. The provided content does not identify the exact vulnerable component or function, but it shows the issue was tracked by exploit kits under the label "PDF colEmail," indicating it was used as a PDF-based client-side exploitation vector against Adobe Reader. The available source explicitly states that the vulnerabilities, impact, and attack vectors were unspecified.
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A vulnerability referenced jointly with CVE-2007-5659 in older exploit-kit exploit lists.
A PDF colEmail vulnerability listed as part of the Impact Exploit Kit exploit set, though the author could not successfully reproduce infection with the tested Adobe Reader configuration.
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