CVE-2008-2042
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.
- Score
- CVSS 2.0 9.3 Critical
- Status
- Modified - cve@mitre.org
- Published
- 2008-05-08
- Last modified
- 2024-08-07
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20
Affected products
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30840
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3861
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019971
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239286-1
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-13.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491735/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1966/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42237
