CVEs / CVE-2007-5659
CVE-2007-5659: Adobe Acrobat and Reader Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 8 Jun 2022
- high 7.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 87.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
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
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.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| n/a n/a | n/a | — |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 8 Jun 2022 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 22 Jun 2022 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply updates per vendor instructions. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 7.8 highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-120 |
References
- CVE-2007-5659 on NVD
- CVE-2007-5659 in the CISA KEV catalog
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=657 Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29065 Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29205 Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30840 Broken Link
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-01.xml Third Party Advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239286-1 Broken Link
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa08-01.html Vendor Advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-13.html Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/666281 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0144.html Broken Link
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043A.html Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1966/references Broken Link
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9813 Broken Link
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2007-5659 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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