CVE-2008-2992

Stack-based buffer overflow in Adobe Acrobat and Reader 8.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers...

7.8 HighIn KEVPublic exploitFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

99.8%Up 13.4 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2008-2992
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List 7.8

Record: CVE-2008-2992
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-2982 7.8

Record: EUVD-2008-2982
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c6vf-qwc3-92qf 7.8

Stack-based buffer overflow in Adobe Acrobat and Reader 8.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers...

Record: GHSA-c6vf-qwc3-92qf
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-119, CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

CISA KEV No score

Adobe Reader and Acrobat Input Validation Vulnerability

Adobe Acrobat and Reader contain an input validation issue in a JavaScript method that could potentially lead to remote code execution.

Record: CVE-2008-2992
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:3	before 0:8.1.3-1	0:8.1.3-1
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:3	before 0:8.1.3-1	0:8.1.3-1
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:4	before 0:8.1.3-1.el4	0:8.1.3-1.el4
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:4	before 0:8.1.3-1.el4	0:8.1.3-1.el4
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client	before 0:8.1.3-1.el5	0:8.1.3-1.el5
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client	before 0:8.1.3-1.el5	0:8.1.3-1.el5
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server	before 0:8.1.3-1.el5	0:8.1.3-1.el5
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server	before 0:8.1.3-1.el5	0:8.1.3-1.el5

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Metasploit	Adobe util.printf() Buffer Overflow	2008-02-08
Metasploit	Adobe util.printf() Buffer Overflow	2008-02-08
Exploit-DB	Adobe Reader - 'util.printf()' JavaScript Function Stack Overflow (1)	2008-11-05
Exploit-DB	Adobe Reader - 'util.printf()' JavaScript Function Stack Overflow (2)	2008-11-05
Exploit-DB	Adobe - 'util.printf()' Local Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (1)	2010-05-03
Exploit-DB	Adobe - 'util.printf()' Local Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (2)	2010-09-25
PoC in GitHub	Jonas-Holmberg/CVE-2008-2992	2026-04-15

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	exploitation, exploits
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, Metasploit, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-2992 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Adobe Acrobat, published November 4, 2008. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since March 3, 2022. EUVD reports exploitation since March 3, 2022. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 99.8%, the 99th percentile. Fixed in acroread 0:8.1.3-1.

References

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