CVE-2004-0632
Adobe Reader 6.0 does not properly handle null characters when splitting a filename path into components, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a file with a long extension that is not normally handled by Reader, triggering a…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.24%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Adobe Reader 6.0 does not properly handle null characters when splitting a filename path into components, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a file with a long extension that is not normally handled by Reader, triggering a buffer overflow.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 7.24% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- adobe/acrobat · adobe/acrobat reader
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/330527.html
- http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/34222.htm
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=116&type=vulnerabilities
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16667
- http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/330527.html
- http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/34222.htm
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=116&type=vulnerabilities
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16667
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.