CVE-2006-5857

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.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 23.64% Top 5%
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Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0115 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0021.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23691 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21981 vdb entry
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0017.html vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/31316 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/23882 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456491/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/23666 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.piotrbania.com/all/adv/adobe-acrobat-adv.txt
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Jan/0012.html vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102847-1 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0957 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23812 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23877 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb07-01.html patch vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11698 vdb entry signature
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-16.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24533 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017491 vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/698924 third party advisory us government resource
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-01/0200.html mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5857?
CVE-2006-5857 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-5857?
To fix CVE-2006-5857, 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-2006-5857 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-5857 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~24% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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