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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...

Basic Information

CVE State
PUBLISHED
Reserved Date
July 02, 2008
Published Date
November 04, 2008
Last Updated
July 30, 2025
Vendor
Adobe
Product
Acrobat and Reader
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.
Tags
cisa metasploit_scanner

CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1

7.8 - HIGH

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0

9.3

Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

SSVC Information

Exploitation
active
Technical Impact
total

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild
Yes (2022-03-03 00:00:00 UTC) Source

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30035 http://secunia.com/advisories/32700 http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=909609 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498027/100/0/threaded http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-14/ http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32091 http://osvdb.org/49520 http://secunia.com/advisories/35163 http://download.oracle.com/sunalerts/1019937.1.html http://secunia.com/advisories/32872 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7006 http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4549 http://www.coresecurity.com/content/adobe-reader-buffer-overflow http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-072/ http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-19.html http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498055/100/0/threaded https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6994 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0098 http://secunia.com/advisories/29773 http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-309A.html http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021140 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498032/100/0/threaded http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3001 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0974.html http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/593409 http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=800801

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source Added Date
CISA 2022-03-03 00:00:00 UTC

Scanner Integrations

Scanner URL Date Detected
Metasploit https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/adobe_utilprintf.rb 2025-04-29 11:01:34 UTC

Potential Proof of Concepts

Warning: These PoCs have not been tested and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

adobe_utilprintf

Type: metasploit • Created: Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2008-2992

adobe_utilprintf

Type: metasploit • Created: Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2008-2992

Timeline

  • CVE ID Reserved

  • CVE Published to Public

  • Added to KEVIntel

  • Detected by Metasploit