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CVE-2008-2992

Adobe Reader and Acrobat Input Validation Vulnerability

  • High 7.8
  • Exploited: added to CISA KEV 3 Mar 2022
  • Used in ransomware campaigns
  • A public exploit reference is listed

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.

Key facts

Published
4 Nov 2008
Last changed
22 Oct 2025
Assigned by
mitre
KEV added
3 Mar 2022
KEV fix due
24 Mar 2022
Used in ransomware
Yes, according to CISA
EPSS
99.787% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 99.956% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA)
Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: total

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

  • 7.8CVSS 3.1, Highfrom CISA (ADP container)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What to do

  • Apply updates per vendor instructions.CISA KEV required action

Historical context and remediation

This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.

No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

Read the original CVE record.

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
n/an/a
  • n/a (affected)

Timeline

  1. 4 Nov 2008 Published
  2. 3 Mar 2022 CVE-2008-2992 added to CISA KEV
  3. 3 Mar 2022 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue

Weakness

References