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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 arguments to unspecified JavaScript methods. NOTE: this issue might be subsumed by CVE-2008-0655.

Published

2008-02-12T19:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-10-22T01:15:32.927

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-120
Type: Secondary
CWE-120

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	adobe	acrobat	< 8.1.2	Yes
Application	adobe	acrobat_reader	< 8.1.2	Yes

References

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=657 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/29065 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/29205 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/30840 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-01.xml Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239286-1 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa08-01.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-13.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/666281 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0144.html Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043A.html Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1966/references Broken Link ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9813 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=657 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29065 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29205 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/30840 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-01.xml Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239286-1 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa08-01.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-13.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/666281 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0144.html Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043A.html Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1966/references Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9813 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2007-5659 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)