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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 long...

Basic Information

CVE State
PUBLISHED
Reserved Date
October 23, 2007
Published Date
February 12, 2008
Last Updated
February 07, 2025
Vendor
Adobe
Product
Reader and Acrobat
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.
Tags
cisa metasploit_scanner

CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1

7.8 - HIGH

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0

9.3

Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

SSVC Information

Exploitation
active
Technical Impact
total

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild
Yes (2022-06-08 00:00:00 UTC) Source

References

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043A.html http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-13.html http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1966/references http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=657 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9813 http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa08-01.html http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239286-1 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-01.xml http://secunia.com/advisories/29065 http://secunia.com/advisories/30840 http://secunia.com/advisories/29205 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0144.html http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/666281

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source Added Date
CISA 2022-06-08 00:00:00 UTC

Scanner Integrations

Scanner URL Date Detected
Metasploit https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/adobe_collectemailinfo.rb 2025-04-29 11:01:33 UTC

Potential Proof of Concepts

Warning: These PoCs have not been tested and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

adobe_collectemailinfo

Type: metasploit • Created: Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2007-5659

Timeline

  • CVE ID Reserved

  • CVE Published to Public

  • Added to KEVIntel

  • Detected by Metasploit