CVE-2008-2992
KEV RANSOMWAREHIGH 7.8EPSS 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 NVD
- 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 NVD
- 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 (2)
- rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/adobe_utilprintf…
- rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/adobe_utilpri…
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
Security advisories
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29773
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32700
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32872
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35163
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-14
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-19.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3001
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0098
- http://download.oracle.com/sunalerts/1019937.1.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html
- http://www.coresecurity.com/content/adobe-reader-buffer-overflow
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/593409
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498027/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498032/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498055/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30035
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32091
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021140
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-309A.html
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-072
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0974.html