VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2006-5857
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.0.8 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute code via a crafted PDF file that triggers memory corruption and overwrites a subroutine pointer during rendering.
HIGH 9.3EPSS 9.16%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (9.16%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.0.8 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute code via a crafted PDF file that triggers memory corruption and overwrites a subroutine pointer during rendering.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 9.16% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- adobe/acrobat · adobe/acrobat reader
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-01/0200.html
- http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Jan/0012.html
- http://osvdb.org/31316
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23666Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23691Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23812Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23877Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23882Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24533Vendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-16.xml
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017491
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102847-1
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb07-01.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/698924US Government Resource
- http://www.piotrbania.com/all/adv/adobe-acrobat-adv.txt
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0021.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456491/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21981
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0115Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0957Vendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11698
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0017.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-01/0200.html
- http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Jan/0012.html
- http://osvdb.org/31316
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23666Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23691Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23812Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23877Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23882Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.