CVEs-PoC/2008/CVE-2008-2042.md

### [CVE-2008-2042](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2042)
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### 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.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3861

#### Github
- https://github.com/0xCyberY/CVE-T4PDF
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon