CVE-2008-2042 : The Javascript API in Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.0.9 and possibly 8.1.1 exposes a dangerous method, which allows remot

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.

Published 2008-05-08 00:20:00

Updated 2018-10-30 16:25:17

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: OverflowInput validation

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-2042

EPSS FAQ

2.47%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 89 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2008-2042

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source	First Seen
9.3	HIGH	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C	8.6	10.0	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Medium Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Complete Integrity Impact: Complete Availability Impact: Complete

CWE ids for CVE-2008-2042

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

Products affected by CVE-2008-2042

Adobe » Acrobat Reader
Versions up to, including, (<=) 8.1.1
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Adobe » Acrobat Reader » Version: 4.0
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat Reader » Version: 4.0.5
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat Reader » Version: 3.0
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat Reader » Version: 4.0.5a
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat Reader » Version: 5.0
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat Reader » Version: 5.0.5
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat Reader » Version: 4.0.5c
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0.5c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat Reader » Version: 6.0
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat Reader » Version: 5.1
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat Reader » Version: 6.0.1
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat Reader » Version: 6.0.2
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat Reader » Version: 5.0.6
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat Reader » Version: 8.0
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat Reader » Version: 6.0.3
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat Reader » Version: 7.0
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat Reader » Version: 4.5
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat Reader » Version: 7.0.1
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat Reader » Version: 5.0.10
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat Reader » Version: 5.0.9
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat Reader » Version: 7.0.2
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat Reader » Version: 7.0.3
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat Reader » Version: 6.0.4
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat Reader » Version: 7.0.4
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat Reader » Version: 7.0.5
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat Reader » Version: 7.0.6
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat Reader » Version: 7.0.7
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat Reader » Version: 6.0.5
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat Reader » Version: 5.0.7
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat Reader » Version: 5.0.11
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat Reader » Version: 7.0.8
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat Reader » Version: 7.0.9
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat Reader » Version: 7.1.2
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat Reader » Version: 7.1.1
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat Reader » Version: 3.02
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:3.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat Reader » Version: 3.01
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:3.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat Reader » Version: 8.1
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat Reader » Version: 6.0.6
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat Reader » Version: 7.1.0
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat Reader » Version: 7.1.4
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat Reader » Version: 7.1.3
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat
Versions up to, including, (<=) 8.1.1
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Adobe » Acrobat » Version: 3.0
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat » Version: 4.0
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat » Version: 4.0.5
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Adobe » Acrobat » Version: 4.0.5a
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Adobe » Acrobat » Version: 4.0.5c
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Adobe » Acrobat » Version: 5.0
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Adobe » Acrobat » Version: 5.0.5
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat » Version: 5.0.6
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat » Version: 6.0.1
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat » Version: 6.0.2
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat » Version: 6.0
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat » Version: 7.0
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat » Version: 7.0.1
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat » Version: 7.0.2
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat » Version: 6.0.3
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Adobe » Acrobat » Version: 5.0.10
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Adobe » Acrobat » Version: 3.1
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat » Version: 7.0.3
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat » Version: 6.0.4
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat » Version: 7.0.7
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat » Version: 7.0.6
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Adobe » Acrobat » Version: 6.0.5
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Adobe » Acrobat » Version: 7.0.5
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat » Version: 7.0.4
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat » Version: 7.1.0
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Adobe » Acrobat » Version: 7.0.9
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat » Version: 7.0.8
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Adobe » Acrobat » Version: 7.1.4
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Adobe » Acrobat » Version: 7.1.3
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Adobe » Acrobat » Version: 8.1
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Adobe » Acrobat » Version: 8.0
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Adobe » Acrobat » Version: 6.0.6
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Adobe » Acrobat » Version: 7.1.2
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Adobe » Acrobat » Version: 7.1.1
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-2042

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-2042

CVSS scores for CVE-2008-2042

CWE ids for CVE-2008-2042

References for CVE-2008-2042

Products affected by CVE-2008-2042