{
    "id": "CVE-2008-2992",
    "published": "2008-11-04 18:29:47",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:54:53",
    "cvss_score": "7.8",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-787",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.98482",
    "epss_percentile": "0.99918",
    "kev": 1,
    "kev_due": "2022-03-24",
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:16:18",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 1,
        "label": "Patch first",
        "why": "On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-03-24."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "adobe",
            "product": "acrobat"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "adobe",
            "product": "acrobat_reader"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "oracle",
            "product": "solaris"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": {
        "cve_id": "CVE-2008-2992",
        "date_added": "2022-03-03",
        "due_date": "2022-03-24",
        "vendor": "Adobe",
        "product": "Acrobat and Reader",
        "name": "Adobe Reader and Acrobat Input Validation Vulnerability",
        "ransomware": 1
    },
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "16624",
            "title": "Adobe - 'util.printf()' Local Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (2)",
            "date": "2010-09-25",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16624"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "16504",
            "title": "Adobe - 'util.printf()' Local Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (1)",
            "date": "2010-05-03",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16504"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "6994",
            "title": "Adobe Reader - 'util.printf()' JavaScript Function Stack Overflow (1)",
            "date": "2008-11-05",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6994"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "7006",
            "title": "Adobe Reader - 'util.printf()' JavaScript Function Stack Overflow (2)",
            "date": "2008-11-05",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7006"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://download.oracle.com/sunalerts/1019937.1.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html",
        "http://osvdb.org/49520",
        "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://securityreason.com/securityalert/4549",
        "http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=800801",
        "http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=909609",
        "http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-19.html",
        "http://www.coresecurity.com/content/adobe-reader-buffer-overflow",
        "http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/593409",
        "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0974.html",
        "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.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3001",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0098",
        "http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-072/"
    ]
}