CVE-2008-2042

CVSS V2 High 9.3 CVSS V3 None
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2008-2042
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2008-05-08T00:20:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2018-10-30T16:25:16
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-20 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/20.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 8.1.1
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 8.1.1
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:3.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:3.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0.5c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 9.3
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8.6
  • Impact Score
  • 10
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-13.html Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019971
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239286-1
http://secunia.com/advisories/30840 Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3861
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1966/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42237
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491735/100/0/threaded
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2042
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2042
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 18:01:56 Added to TrackCVE