{"cve":"CVE-2008-2992","nvd":{"published":"2008-11-04T18:29:47.667","modified":"2026-06-16T22:54:53.110","status":"Analyzed","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-787"],"references":["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"],"products":["adobe:acrobat","adobe:acrobat_reader","oracle:solaris"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:52:44.811608366+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-2992","score":0.99793,"percentile":0.99957,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":{"cve":"CVE-2008-2992","date_added":"2022-03-03","due_date":"2022-03-24","vendor":"Adobe","product":"Acrobat and Reader","known_ransomware":true},"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}