CVEvulnerability

CVE-2008-2992

7.8 HIGH Known exploited Published 2008-11-04 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Adobe Reader and Acrobat Input Validation Vulnerability — Adobe Acrobat and Reader

Adobe Acrobat and Reader contain an input validation issue in a JavaScript method that could potentially lead to remote code execution.

Added to KEV
2022-03-03
Remediation due
2022-03-24
Ransomware use
Known
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2992
Status
Analyzed
Published
2008-11-04
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
9.3 HIGH — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
CWE-787

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.

Affected configurations

• adobe acrobat (<= 8.1.2) • adobe acrobat reader (<= 8.1.2) • oracle solaris 10

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write weakness

References