CVE-2008-2992
KEV RANSOMWAREHIGH 9.3EPSS 98.5%
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.
- CVSS v3.1
- 7.8 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS v3.1
- 7.8 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS v2.0
- 9.3 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - EPSS
- 98.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 100th percentile
- CISA KEV
- added 2022-03-03, used in ransomware campaigns
- Published
- 2008-11-04
- Updated
- 2025-10-22
Metasploit modules (1)
ExploitDB entries (4)
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16624
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16504
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7006
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6994