Exploitation evidence
Known exploited · CISA KEV listed
Added 2022-03-03. Ransomware campaign use: Known.
CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA due date: 2022-03-24. This is the catalog’s deadline, not an assessment of your organization’s exposure.
KEV checked 13 Nov 2026, 00:20 Jerusalem · Original catalog ↗Reported products and versions
n/a / n/a
Default status: Not specified
- affected: n/a
Fixes and workarounds
No explicit solution text in the downloaded CVE record. Consult the vendor advisory; unaffected version ranges are shown above as reported, not inferred as a patch recommendation.
Sources and related reporting
CVE Program record ↗ · Download tracked evidence as JSON
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30035
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32700
- http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=909609
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498027/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-14/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32091
- http://osvdb.org/49520
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35163
- http://download.oracle.com/sunalerts/1019937.1.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32872
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7006
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4549
- http://www.coresecurity.com/content/adobe-reader-buffer-overflow
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-072/
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-19.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498055/100/0/threaded
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6994
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0098
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29773
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-309A.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021140
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498032/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3001
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0974.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/593409
- http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=800801
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2008-2992
Observed change timeline
History begins when Egret first downloads each source. It is not the complete upstream CVE history.
12 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
Stored EPSS snapshot at this observation.
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"url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0974.html"
},
{
"name": "VU#593409",
"refsource": "CERT-VN",
"url": "http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/593409"
},
{
"name": "http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=800801",
"refsource": "CONFIRM",
"url": "http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=800801"
}
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}
}
}
},
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"assignerShortName": "mitre",
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"datePublished": "2008-11-04T18:00:00.000Z",
"dateReserved": "2008-07-02T00:00:00.000Z",
"dateUpdated": "2025-10-22T00:05:55.512Z",
"state": "PUBLISHED"
},
"dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
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}07 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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"date": "2026-11-07",
"epss": 0.99793,
"percentile": 0.99957
}06 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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"date": "2026-11-06",
"epss": 0.99793,
"percentile": 0.99957
}05 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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"date": "2026-11-05",
"epss": 0.99793,
"percentile": 0.99957
}04 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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"date": "2026-11-04",
"epss": 0.99793,
"percentile": 0.99957
}03 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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"date": "2026-11-03",
"epss": 0.99793,
"percentile": 0.99957
}03 Nov 2026, 02:22 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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"date": "2026-11-02",
"epss": 0.99793,
"percentile": 0.99957
}03 Nov 2026, 02:22 Jerusalem · CISA KEV status changed
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{
"cveID": "CVE-2008-2992",
"cwes": [
"CWE-119"
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"dateAdded": "2022-03-03",
"dueDate": "2022-03-24",
"forensicTriage": "No",
"knownRansomwareCampaignUse": "Known",
"notes": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2992",
"product": "Acrobat and Reader",
"requiredAction": "Apply updates per vendor instructions.",
"shortDescription": "Adobe Acrobat and Reader contain an input validation issue in a JavaScript method that could potentially lead to remote code execution.",
"vendorProject": "Adobe",
"vulnerabilityName": "Adobe Reader and Acrobat Input Validation Vulnerability"
}