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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:Feb 8, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 21, 2026
    EPS:Feb 12, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.93116
    CVSS Score:7.8

    CISA Notification

    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.

    Required Action:

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

    Notes:

    No extra notes provided.

    Due Date
    Jun 22, 2022
    1542 days ago
    Alert Date
    Jun 8, 2022
    1556 days ago

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Adobe
    Product
    Acrobat
    Vendor
    Adobe
    Product
    Acrobat Reader
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Extras

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31114https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16674

    Related CVEs

    CVE-2026-81984 (CVSS 5.5) — Acrobat Reader is affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory…
    CVE-2026-81989 (CVSS 7.8) — Acrobat Reader is affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in …
    CVE-2026-81991 (CVSS 5.5) — Acrobat Reader is affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive m…
    CVE-2026-81980 (CVSS 7.8) — Acrobat Reader is affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code executi…
    CVE-2026-81990 (CVSS 7.8) — Acrobat Reader is affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in …
    CVE-2026-81987 (CVSS 7.8) — Acrobat Reader is affected by an Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability that could result in arbitrary c…
    CVE-2026-79910 (CVSS 5.5) — Acrobat Reader is affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive m…
    CVE-2026-81993 (CVSS 5.5) — Acrobat Reader is affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sens…
    CVE-2026-79907 (CVSS 7.8) — Acrobat Reader is affected by a Double Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the…
    CVE-2026-79909 (CVSS 7.8) — Acrobat Reader is affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in …

    References

    http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=657
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29065
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29205
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30840
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-01.xml
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239286-1
    http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa08-01.html
    http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-13.html
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/666281
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0144.html
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1966/references
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9813
    http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=657
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29065
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29205
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30840
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-01.xml
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239286-1
    http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa08-01.html
    http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-13.html
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/666281
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0144.html
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1966/references
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9813
    https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2007-5659

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High