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CVE-2008-2042

The Javascript API in Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.0.9 and possibly 8.1.1 exposes a dangerous method, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands or trigger a buffer overflow via a crafted PDF file that invokes app.checkForUpdate with a malicious callback function.

Published

2008-05-08T00:20:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 9.3 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-20
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application adobe acrobat ≤ 8.1.1 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 3.0 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 3.1 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 4.0 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 4.0.5 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 4.0.5a Yes
Application adobe acrobat 4.0.5c Yes
Application adobe acrobat 5.0 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 5.0.5 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 5.0.6 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 5.0.10 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 6.0 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 6.0.1 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 6.0.2 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 6.0.3 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 6.0.4 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 6.0.5 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 6.0.6 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 7.0 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 7.0.1 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 7.0.2 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 7.0.3 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 7.0.4 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 7.0.5 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 7.0.6 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 7.0.7 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 7.0.8 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 7.0.9 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 7.1.0 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 7.1.1 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 7.1.2 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 7.1.3 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 7.1.4 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 8.0 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 8.1 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader ≤ 8.1.1 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 3.0 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 3.01 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 3.02 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 4.0 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 4.0.5 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 4.0.5a Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 4.0.5c Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 4.5 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 5.0 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 5.0.5 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 5.0.6 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 5.0.7 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 5.0.9 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 5.0.10 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 5.0.11 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 5.1 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 6.0 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 6.0.1 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 6.0.2 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 6.0.3 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 6.0.4 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 6.0.5 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 6.0.6 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 7.0 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 7.0.1 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 7.0.2 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 7.0.3 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 7.0.4 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 7.0.5 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 7.0.6 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 7.0.7 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 7.0.8 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 7.0.9 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 7.1.0 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 7.1.1 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 7.1.2 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 7.1.3 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 7.1.4 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 8.0 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 8.1 Yes
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