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CVE-2007-5659

Warning

Multiple buffer overflows in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.1.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PDF file with long arguments to unspecified JavaScript methods.  NOTE: this issue might be subsumed by CVE-2008-0655.

Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
AdobeAcrobat Version < 8.1.2
AdobeAcrobat Reader Version < 8.1.2

08.06.2022: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

Adobe Acrobat and Reader Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Vulnerability

Adobe Acrobat and Reader contain a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute code via a PDF file with long arguments to unspecified JavaScript methods.

Description

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Required actions
EPSS Metriken
Type Source Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 93.26% 0.998
CVSS Metriken
Source Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector string
nvd@nist.gov 7.8 1.8 5.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd@nist.gov 9.3 8.6 10
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 7.8 1.8 5.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow.