CVE-2008-2042observed exploitation

CVE-2008-2042

Published · Updated

25Vexday Risk Score

Prioritize patching. It exploitation observed by VulnCheck.

ssvc Attendepss 5.0%
from disclosure to weapon
Published on NVDMay 8
VulnCheck+622d
exploitation probability
5.0%top 8% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
yesVulnCheck
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 products
n/a · n/a
References
http://secunia.com/advisories/30840http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3861http://securitytracker.com/id?1019971https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42237http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239286-1http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-13.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491735/100/0/threadedhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1966/references