CVE-2008-2992
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- Nov 4, 2008
- Updated
- Oct 22, 2025
- Reserved
- Jul 2, 2008
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
|
References
- 30035vdb-entry
- 32700third-party-advisory
- http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=909609
- 20081104 Secunia Research: Adobe Acrobat/Reader "util.printf()" Buffer Overflowmailing-list
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-14/
- 32091vdb-entry
- 49520vdb-entry
- 35163third-party-advisory
- 249366vendor-advisory
- 32872third-party-advisory
- 7006exploit
- 4549third-party-advisory
- http://www.coresecurity.com/content/adobe-reader-buffer-overflow
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-072/
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-19.html
- 20081104 ZDI-08-072: Adobe Acrobat PDF Javascript printf Stack Overflow Vulnerabilitymailing-list
- 6994exploit
- ADV-2009-0098vdb-entry
- 29773third-party-advisory
- TA08-309Athird-party-advisory
- 1021140vdb-entry
- 20081104 CORE-2008-0526: Adobe Reader Javascript Printf Buffer Overflowmailing-list
- ADV-2008-3001vdb-entry
- SUSE-SR:2008:026vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2008:0974vendor-advisory
- VU#593409third-party-advisory
- http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=800801
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2008-2992government-resource
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