CVE-2008-2042

EXPLOITED

Adobe Acrobat < 8.1.1 - Remote Code Execution via JavaScript API app.checkForUpdate

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2008-2042 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV).

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.

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3861
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1966/references
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491735/100/0/threaded
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_sunalert
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239286-1
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42237
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30840
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019971

Scores

EPSS 0.0501
EPSS Percentile 91.2%

Details

VulnCheck KEV 2010-01-20
CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (50)
adobe/acrobat 3.0
adobe/acrobat 3.1
adobe/acrobat 4.0
adobe/acrobat 4.0.5
adobe/acrobat 4.0.5a
adobe/acrobat 4.0.5c
adobe/acrobat 5.0
adobe/acrobat 5.0.5
adobe/acrobat 5.0.6
adobe/acrobat 5.0.10
... and 40 more
Published May 08, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026