CVE-2006-6027

Public Exploit

Description

Adobe Reader (Adobe Acrobat Reader) 7.0 through 7.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long argument string to the LoadFile method in an AcroPDF ActiveX control.

9.3

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 48.29% Top 5%

Third-Party Advisory secunia.com Third-Party Advisory cert.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20061128.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4751	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/23138	third party advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/198908	third party advisory us government resource
http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/21155-AcroPDF_DoS.html	exploit
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa06-02.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30574	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017297	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453579/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21155	vdb entry exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6027?: CVE-2006-6027 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6027?: To fix CVE-2006-6027, 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-2006-6027 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-6027 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~48% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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