CVE-2008-2992 Adobe Reader and Acrobat Input Validation

What is CVE-2008-2992?

CVE-2008-2992 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, published on 4 Nov 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2992?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Oracle Solaris.

How do I fix CVE-2008-2992?

Apply the vendor's patch. US federal agencies must fix it by 24 Mar 2022.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2008-2992 being exploited?

Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2008-2992 in the wild since at least 3 Mar 2022, including in ransomware campaigns.

Public exploit code: 2 Metasploit modules, 4 Exploit-DB entries and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat

• CVE-2021-28550 Adobe Acrobat and Reader Use-After-Free Exploited Critical 9.6
• CVE-2021-21017 Adobe Acrobat and Reader Heap-based Buffer Overflow Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2014-0546 Adobe Reader and Acrobat Sandbox Bypass Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2014-0496 Adobe Reader and Acrobat Use-After-Free Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2013-3346 Adobe Reader and Acrobat Memory Corruption Exploited High 8.8

All Adobe Acrobat vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-c6vf-qwc3-92qf.