CVEs / CVE-2008-2992

CVE-2008-2992: Adobe Reader and Acrobat Input Validation Vulnerability

Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 3 Mar 2022
high 7.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
EPSS 99.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
Last changed at its sources 16 Jun 2026

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Summary

Adobe Acrobat and Reader contain an input validation issue in a JavaScript method that could potentially lead to remote code execution.
CISA, Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

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.
The CVE record, via NVD · published 4 Nov 2008 · NVD status: Analyzed

Affected and fixed versions

As stated by the CVE record (from the CNA)
Product	Affected	Fixed in
n/a n/a	n/a	—

Exploitation

In CISA KEV since	3 Mar 2022
Due date for US federal agencies	24 Mar 2022
Used in ransomware campaigns	Known
Required action	Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Severity

CVSS 3.1	7.8 high `CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Scored by NVD
Weakness	CWE-787

References

CVE-2008-2992 on NVD
CVE-2008-2992 in the CISA KEV catalog
http://download.oracle.com/sunalerts/1019937.1.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/49520 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29773 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32700 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32872 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35163 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-14/ Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4549 Broken Link, Exploit
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=800801 Broken Link
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=909609 Broken Link
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-19.html Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.coresecurity.com/content/adobe-reader-buffer-overflow Third Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/593409 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0974.html Broken Link, Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498027/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498032/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498055/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30035 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32091 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Sources

Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.

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