# CVE-2006-5857: Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.0.8 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute code via a crafted PDF file that triggers memory

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-01-10 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.0.8 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute code via a crafted PDF file that triggers memory corruption and overwrites a subroutine pointer during rendering.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0115
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0021.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23691
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21981
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0017.html
- http://osvdb.org/31316
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23882
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456491/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23666
- http://www.piotrbania.com/all/adv/adobe-acrobat-adv.txt
- http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Jan/0012.html
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102847-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0957
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23812
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23877
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb07-01.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11698
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-16.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24533
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017491
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/698924
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-01/0200.html

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