CVE-2005-2470

Description

Buffer overflow in a "core application plug-in" for Adobe Reader 5.1 through 7.0.2 and Acrobat 5.0 through 7.0.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 5.58% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory adobe.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-750.html	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21860	vdb entry
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_19_sr.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14603	vdb entry
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200508-11.xml	vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014712	vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/896220	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/321644.html	patch vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1434	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/16466	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2470?: CVE-2005-2470 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2470?: To fix CVE-2005-2470, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-2470 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-2470 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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