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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 t

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Listed in CISA KEV
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader are affected by this vulnerability. An attacker could exploit it by providing a specially crafted PDF file that causes the software to run malicious code on the victim's computer.

Summarized by anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5. Verify details against the original sources.

Read the original 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.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Added to CISA KEV

    CISA has evidence of exploitation in the wild

  3. CISA remediation deadline

    Due date for US federal agencies to patch

  4. Record last updated
  5. EPSS reached 10%

    FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

  • n/a n/a

    Version range not reported

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Exploit-DB

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coresecurity.com

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adobe.com

vupen.com

us-cert.gov

securitytracker.com

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redhat.com