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CVE-2007-5659

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

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Listed in CISA KEV
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat are affected. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted PDF file, allowing them to run arbitrary code on the victim's computer.

Summarized by anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5. Verify details against the original sources.

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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.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Added to CISA KEV

    CISA has evidence of exploitation in the wild

  3. CISA remediation deadline

    Due date for US federal agencies to patch

  4. Record last updated
  5. EPSS reached 10%

    FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

  • n/a n/a

    Version range not reported

References 13

us-cert.gov

adobe.com

vupen.com

labs.idefense.com

oval.cisecurity.org

sunsolve.sun.com

security.gentoo.org

secunia.com

redhat.com

kb.cert.org