CVE detail
CVE-2008-2992
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.
Buzz score
Why this CVE is surfacing
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Buzz score components · mention 6.9 · diversity 5.0 · KEV 25.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Why it matters now
Mention timeline
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Evidence
Source links by recency
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- This is how Windows get infected with malwareHelp Net Security
When a Microsoft Windows machine gets infected by viruses/malware it does so mainly because users forget to update the Java JRE, Adobe Reader/Acrobat and Adobe Flash. This is revealed by a survey conducted by CSIS Security Group A/S. Basis of the study CSIS has over a period of almost three months actively collected real time data from various so-called exploit kits. An exploit kit is a commercial hacker toolbox that is actively exploited by computer … More →
newswww.helpnetsecurity.comOct 5, 2011, 7:07 AM
Exploit code
Public exploit repository references
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