CVE-2008-2042

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-2042
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-05-08 00:20:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Adobe Acrobat 3.0 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 3.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 4.0 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 4.0.5 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 4.0.5a All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 4.0.5c All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 5.0 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 5.0.10 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 5.0.5 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 5.0.6 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 6.0 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 6.0.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 6.0.2 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 6.0.3 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 6.0.4 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 6.0.5 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 6.0.6 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 7.0 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 7.0.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 7.0.2 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 7.0.3 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 7.0.4 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 7.0.5 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 7.0.6 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 7.0.7 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 7.0.8 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 7.0.9 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 7.1.0 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 7.1.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 7.1.2 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 7.1.3 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 7.1.4 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 8.0 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 8.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat All All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.01 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.02 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0.5 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0.5a All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0.5c All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.5 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0.10 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0.11 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0.5 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0.6 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0.7 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0.9 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0.2 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0.3 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0.4 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0.5 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0.6 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.2 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.3 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.4 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.5 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.6 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.7 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.8 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.9 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.1.0 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.1.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.1.2 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.1.3 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.1.4 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.0 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sunsolve.sun.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
SecurityReason - Adobe Acrobat Professional Javascript For PDF Security Feature Bypass and Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com
Sun Solaris Adobe Reader Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Adobe - Security Advisories : APSB08-13: Security Update available for Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7 and 8 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.adobe.com Vendor Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Adobe Acrobat Javascript API app.checkForUpdate() Function Lets Remote Users Execute Restricted Functions af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
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