CVE-2008-2992

high

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.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7006

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6994

http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-072/

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0098

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3001

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-309A.html

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021140

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32091

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30035

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498055/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498032/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498027/100/0/threaded

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0974.html

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/593409

http://www.coresecurity.com/content/adobe-reader-buffer-overflow

http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-19.html

http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=909609

http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=800801

http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-14/

http://secunia.com/advisories/35163

http://secunia.com/advisories/32872

http://secunia.com/advisories/32700

http://secunia.com/advisories/29773

http://osvdb.org/49520

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html

http://download.oracle.com/sunalerts/1019937.1.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-11-04

Updated: 2018-10-30

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High