Executive Summary
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | CVE-2008-2042 | First vendor Publication | 2008-05-07 |
| Vendor | Cve | Last vendor Modification | 2018-10-30 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
| Calculate full CVSS 3.0 Vectors scores | |||
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 9.3 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 8.6 | Authentication | None Required |
| Calculate full CVSS 2.0 Vectors scores | |||
Detail
| 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. |
Original Source
| Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2042 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-20 | Improper Input Validation |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 44998 | Adobe Acrobat Javascript API app.checkForUpdate() Function Crafted PDF File A... |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-08-28 | Name : The version of Adobe Acrobat on the remote Windows host is affected by multip... File : adobe_acrobat_812.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-02-06 | Name : The PDF file viewer on the remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulner... File : adobe_reader_812.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Sources (Detail)
Alert History
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| 2022-10-19 01:06:46 |
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| 2021-05-04 12:07:28 |
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| 2021-04-22 01:07:51 |
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| 2020-05-23 01:39:26 |
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| 2020-05-23 00:21:38 |
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| 2018-12-04 12:02:31 |
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| 2018-10-31 00:19:51 |
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| 2018-10-12 00:20:20 |
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| 2017-08-08 09:24:04 |
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| 2016-06-28 17:14:16 |
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| 2016-04-26 17:21:51 |
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| 2014-02-17 10:44:50 |
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| 2013-05-11 00:16:13 |
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