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CVE-2008-2042

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 5.0%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score
9.3 (v2.0)
Severity
HIGH
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-20
EPSS score
5.0% (92th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2008-2039)
Published
May 8, 2008
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-2039 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • adobe / acrobat
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References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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