CVE-2008-2042
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 5.01 % · percentile 92 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- mitre
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
The Javascript API in Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.0.9 and possibly 8.1.1 exposes a dangerous method, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands or trigger a buffer overflow via a crafted PDF file that invokes app.checkForUpdate with a malicious callback function.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation
References
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3861
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-13.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1966/references
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491735/100/0/threaded
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239286-1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42237
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30840
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019971
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2008-2039
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2008-2042
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTA-2008-AVI-053 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Adobe Reader · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≤ 8.1.1cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≤ 8.1.1cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:3.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:3.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*- +36 more
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| affected n/a |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |