CVE-2008-29927.8HighCWE-787

CVE-2008-2992: Adobe Acrobat and Reader vulnerability

Adobe · Acrobat and Reader

Vendor fix available · Affected: Adobe Acrobat and Reader · Exploitation: in CISA KEV since 3 Mar 2022

Known ransomware use

Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.

ExploitationIn CISA KEV

In CISA KEVCISA KEV catalogue3 Mar 2022
Exploited (reported): not seen
Scanning observed: not seen
Proof of concept public: not seen
Not established: not seen

99.8%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

99th percentile

050100

Higher than 99% of scored CVEs

7.8HighCVSS 3.1

LowMediumHighCrit.

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

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Exploitation: Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue.
CISA KEV: Listed since 3 Mar 2022 · known ransomware use · catalogue entry
Public check: No public nuclei template
Weakness: Out-of-bounds Write · Memory Corruption
Vendor: Adobe
Published: November 2008
Band: Exploited in the wild, November 2008

What changed

5 Nov
CISA’s KEV entry now notes known ransomware use CISA
3 Mar 2022
CISA added it to the KEV catalogue CISA

CoverageNo articles yet

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References

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