Vulnerability detail
Enriched intelligence for a single CVE
High
CVE-2007-5659
PUBLISHEDMultiple 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...
- Vendor
- Adobe
- Product
- Reader and Acrobat
- Published
- Feb 12, 2008
- EPSS
- —
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.
CVSS scores
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Exploitation status
Exploited in the wild
Recorded 2022-06-08 00:00:00 UTC · Source
SSVC decision points
- Exploitation
- active
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- total
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 sources
Catalogues that list this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability.
| Source | Added |
|---|---|
| CISA | Jun 08, 2022 |
Scanner integrations
| Scanner | Reference | Detected |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/adobe_collectemailinfo.rb | Apr 28, 2025 |
Potential proof of concepts
These PoCs are unverified and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.
Timeline
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CVE ID Reserved
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CVE Published to Public
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Added to KEVIntel
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Detected by Metasploit