HIGH KEV Used in ransomware campaigns ⚠
Reader: JavaScript util.printf() function buffer overflow
Published Nov 4, 2008 ·Due Mar 24, 2022
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 98.48%
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Extras for RHEL 3
acroread-0:8.1.3-1
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0974
Extras for RHEL 4
acroread-0:8.1.3-1.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0974
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
acroread-0:8.1.3-1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0974
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extras for RHEL 3 | acroread-0:8.1.3-1 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0974 |
| Extras for RHEL 4 | acroread-0:8.1.3-1.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0974 |
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | acroread-0:8.1.3-1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0974 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
7.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
Listed in CISA KEV KEV Used in ransomware campaigns ⚠
Date Added
Mar 3, 2022
Patch Due
Mar 24, 2022
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
ActiveAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Feb 10, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
98.48% 0.98482
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.98482
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 98.48% (0.98482) | 99.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 98.46% (0.98463) | 99.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 93.95% (0.93947) | 99.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 93.84% (0.93842) | 99.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 97.16% (0.97160) | 99.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 17, 2024 | 97.27% (0.97272) | 99.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 15, 2024 | 97.18% (0.97176) | 99.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 9, 2024 | 97.22% (0.97225) | 99.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 29, 2024 | 97.17% (0.97167) | 99.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 18, 2023 | 97.22% (0.97225) | 99.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 12, 2023 | 97.24% (0.97242) | 99.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 4, 2023 | 97.37% (0.97373) | 99.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 15, 2023 | 97.36% (0.97361) | 99.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 5, 2023 | 97.11% (0.97115) | 99.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 24, 2023 | 97.41% (0.97405) | 99.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.44% (0.97438) | 99.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 86.35% (0.86350) | 99.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 86.35% (0.86350) | 99.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (33)
- http://download.oracle.com/sunalerts/1019937.1.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/49520 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29773 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32700 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32872 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35163 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-14/ x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4549 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONBroken LinkExploit
- http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=800801 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=909609 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-19.html x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.coresecurity.com/content/adobe-reader-buffer-overflow x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/593409 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0974.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken LinkPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498027/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498032/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498055/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30035 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32091 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021140 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-309A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3001 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0098 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-072/ x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2992 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=469877 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2992
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2008-2992 government-resourceUS Government Resource
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2992
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6994 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7006 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://download.oracle.com/sunalerts/1019937.1.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTThird Party Advisory | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://osvdb.org/49520 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/29773 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32700 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32872 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/35163 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-14/ | x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkVendor Advisory | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4549 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONBroken LinkExploit | |
| http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=800801 | x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link | |
| http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=909609 | x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link | |
| http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-19.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.coresecurity.com/content/adobe-reader-buffer-overflow | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/593409 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0974.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken LinkPatch | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498027/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498032/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498055/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30035 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32091 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021140 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-309A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3001 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken LinkVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0098 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken LinkVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-072/ | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2992 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=469877 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2992 | ||
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog | ||
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2008-2992 | government-resourceUS Government Resource | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2992 | ||
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6994 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7006 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 4, 2008
Updated Oct 22, 2025
Reserved Jul 2, 2008
Link CVE-2008-2992
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated Feb 10, 2025