Vulnerability CVE-2008-2992

Vulnerability CVE-2008-2992

Published: 2008-11-04 Modified: 2012-02-12

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.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:

	Topic	Author	Date
High	Adobe Reader Javascript Printf Buffer Overflow	CORE	05.11.2008

Type:

CWE-119

(Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score	Impact Subscore	Exploitability Subscore
9.3/10	10/10	8.6/10

Exploit range	Attack complexity	Authentication
Remote	Medium	No required
Confidentiality impact	Integrity impact	Availability impact
Complete	Complete	Complete

Affected software
Adobe -> Acrobat
Adobe -> Acrobat reader

References:

http://download.oracle.com/sunalerts/1019937.1.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html

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/

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6994

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7006

Vulnerability CVE-2008-2992

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.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:

High

Adobe Reader Javascript Printf Buffer Overflow

CWE-119

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

9.3/10

10/10

8.6/10

Remote

Medium

No required

Complete

Complete

Complete

Affected software

References: