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CVE-2008-2992

Adobe — Adobe Reader and Acrobat Input Validation Vulnerability

Adobe · CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds write · in CISA KEV since 2022-03-03

KEV since 2022 · listed over a yearRansomwareCISA KEVActively Exploited
91

EVRS 91 of 100 Immediate

Patch Immediately

Rank 116 of 2,960 tracked

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Why it scores 91

Evidence available: 6 of 7 signals

Listed in the CISA KEV catalog, and associated with known ransomware campaigns.

  • CISA KEVApplied
  • RansomwareApplied
  • Vendor exploitationDid not apply
  • EPSSApplied
  • Microsoft Exploitability IndexNot applicable
  • Pre-patch disclosureNo data
  • KEV recencyDid not apply
  • CVSSApplied

The band answers “how soon”, not “how bad”. No data for: Pre-patch disclosure. Why some signals show no data

Fix

Patch or fixed version identified

CISA required action

Fixed in

acrobat: update to a version newer than 8.1.2 | acrobat reader: update to a version newer than 8.1.2

Affected versions

  • acrobat<= 8.1.2
  • acrobat reader<= 8.1.2
  • solaris10

Remediation

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Fixed versions from NVD.

Evidence

Each value with its source
MeasureValueSource
CVSS base scoreHow severe the flaw is in itself. It does not say how likely an attack is. 7.8 NVD
FIRST EPSSFIRST's estimate of the chance this is exploited in the next 30 days, and how that ranks against all CVEs. 0.998 (99.96th pctl) FIRST EPSS
Actively exploitedWhether a source of record has confirmed attacks using it in the wild. Confirmed CISA KEV
Ransomware campaign useWhether CISA has seen ransomware operators use it. Known CISA KEV
CISA remediation deadlineThe date US federal agencies must have fixed or mitigated it. 2022-03-24 · KEV since 2022 · listed over a year CISA KEV
Public exploit moduleA module existing is not the same as active exploitation. Public module exists Metasploit
EUVD cross-referenceENISA's record: CVSS 7.8 (v3.1), assigned by mitre. Listed ENISA EUVD

Description

NVD

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.

What CISA says to do

Public module

Metasploit lists the best-ranked (good) of 2 public modules for this CVE: Adobe util.printf() Buffer Overflow (windows/browser/adobe_utilprintf). A module existing is not the same as active exploitation; see metasploit.com.