CVEvulnerability

CVE-2007-5659

7.8 HIGH Known exploited Published 2008-02-12 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Adobe Acrobat and Reader Buffer Overflow Vulnerability — Adobe Acrobat and Reader

Adobe Acrobat and Reader contain a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute code via a PDF file with long arguments to unspecified JavaScript methods.

Added to KEV
2022-06-08
Remediation due
2022-06-22
Ransomware use
Unknown
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5659
Status
Analyzed
Published
2008-02-12
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
9.3 HIGH — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
CWE-120

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.

Affected configurations

• adobe acrobat (< 8.1.2) • adobe acrobat reader (< 8.1.2)

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input weakness

References