CVE-2008-2042
N/A
Published: May 8, 2008 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:52 PM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorAcrobat ReaderAcrobat
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (8)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/30840Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
Source: [email protected]
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3861Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
Source: [email protected]
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239286-1x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-13.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491735/100/0/threadedVDB Entryx_refsource_VUPEN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1966/referencesVDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42237Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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