What is CVE-2008-2992?

CVE-2008-2992 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2008-11-04.

How severe is CVE-2008-2992?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2008-2992 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2008-2992 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-03), indicating it is being actively exploited. 9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Buffer overflow in Adobe Acrobat

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2008-11-04 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.985 (99.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-15.

Very high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — among the top 0.1% most-likely-to-be-exploited CVEs. 100th percentile — 99.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.985 · newest: 0.985 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2022-03-03. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2022-03-24.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Known ransomware campaign use: yes.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/30035 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
secunia.com/advisories/32700 (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp (Broken Link)
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498027/100/0/threaded (mailing-list, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-14/ (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/32091 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
osvdb.org/49520 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
secunia.com/advisories/35163 (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
download.oracle.com/sunalerts/1019937.1.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
secunia.com/advisories/32872 (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-2992?: CVE-2008-2992 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2008-11-04.
How severe is CVE-2008-2992?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2008-2992 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2008-2992 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-03), indicating it is being actively exploited. 9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.