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CVE-2008-2992

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.

Published

2008-11-04T18:29:47.667

Last Modified

2025-10-22T01:15:33.267

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.8 (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-787
Type: Secondary
CWE-787

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	adobe	acrobat	≤ 8.1.2	Yes
Application	adobe	acrobat_reader	≤ 8.1.2	Yes
Operating System	oracle	solaris	10	Yes

References

http://download.oracle.com/sunalerts/1019937.1.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://osvdb.org/49520 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/29773 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/32700 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/32872 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/35163 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-14/ Broken Link, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4549 Broken Link, Exploit ([email protected])
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=800801 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=909609 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-19.html Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.coresecurity.com/content/adobe-reader-buffer-overflow Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/593409 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0974.html Broken Link, Patch ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498027/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498032/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498055/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30035 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32091 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021140 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-309A.html Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3001 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0098 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-072/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6994 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7006 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://download.oracle.com/sunalerts/1019937.1.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://osvdb.org/49520 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29773 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32700 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32872 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/35163 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-14/ Broken Link, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4549 Broken Link, Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=800801 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=909609 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-19.html Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.coresecurity.com/content/adobe-reader-buffer-overflow Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/593409 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0974.html Broken Link, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498027/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498032/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498055/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30035 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32091 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021140 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-309A.html Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3001 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0098 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-072/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6994 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7006 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2008-2992 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)