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CVE-2008-2992: Adobe Reader and Acrobat Input Validation Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedpublic exploitCVE-2008-2992
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Adobe Acrobat and Reader contain an input validation issue in a JavaScript method that could potentially lead to remote code execution.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Adobeproduct: Adobe Reader and AcrobatRemote code execution
What
Adobe Acrobat and Reader contain an input validation issue in a JavaScript method that could potentially lead to remote code execution.
Who is affected
Users of Adobe Acrobat and Reader are affected by this vulnerability.
Urgency
Remediation is urgent due to the critical nature of the vulnerability and confirmed exploitation.
Action
Update to the latest version of Adobe Acrobat and Reader.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2022-03-03
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2992

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2008-2992coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

Recent advisories for Adobe Reader and

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

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