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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.8 (v3.1)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-787
- EPSS score
- 99.8% (100th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- Yes, added March 3, 2022
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-2982)
- Published
- November 4, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Analyzed
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Adobe Reader and Acrobat Input Validation Vulnerability
Added to the KEV catalog on March 3, 2022; federal remediation due March 24, 2022. Known to be used in ransomware campaigns.
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-2982 in the EU Vulnerability Database. ENISA flags it as known exploited. Last updated in EUVD on October 22, 2025.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- adobe / acrobat
- adobe / acrobat reader
- oracle / solaris
References
- http://download.oracle.com/sunalerts/1019937.1.html(Third Party Advisory)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://osvdb.org/49520(Broken Link)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29773(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32700(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32872(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35163(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-14/(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4549(Broken Link, Exploit)
- http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=800801(Broken Link)
- http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=909609(Broken Link)
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-19.html(Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.coresecurity.com/content/adobe-reader-buffer-overflow(Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/593409(Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0974.html(Broken Link, Patch)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498027/100/0/threaded(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498032/100/0/threaded(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498055/100/0/threaded(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30035(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32091(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021140(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-309A.html(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3001(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0098(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-072/(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2008-2992(US Government Resource)
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6994(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7006(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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