CVE-2008-2992

CVE Database · CVE-2008-2992

CVE-2008-2992

· HIGHAnalyzed

CVSS v3.1

7.8

EPSS

98.46%

Published

Nov 4, 2008

Modified

Apr 22, 2026

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Added: 2022-03-03 · Due: 2022-03-24

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Public PoC / Exploit (6)

All weaponized →

Exploit-DBAdobe - 'util.printf()' Local Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (1)Exploit-DBAdobe - 'util.printf()' Local Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (2)Exploit-DBAdobe Reader - 'util.printf()' JavaScript Function Stack Overflow (1)Exploit-DBAdobe Reader - 'util.printf()' JavaScript Function Stack Overflow (2)TrickestTrickest PoC index GitHub PoCJonas-Holmberg/CVE-2008-2992★0

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Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in Adobe Acrobat and Reader 8.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PDF file that calls the util.printf JavaScript function with a crafted format string argument, a related issue to CVE-2008-1104.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-787CWE-787

Affected Products (3)

adobe · acrobatvulnerable

adobe · acrobat_readervulnerable

oracle · solarisvulnerable

References (20)

http://download.oracle.com/sunalerts/1019937.1.html

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html