CVE-2006-6236

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 (1) src, (2) setPageMode, (3) setLayoutMode, and (4) setNamedDest methods in an AcroPDF ActiveX control, a different set of vectors than CVE-2006-6027.

9.3

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 46.16% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory adobe.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20061128.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21338	patch vendor advisory vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4751	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/23138	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/198908	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21813	vdb entry
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa06-02.html	patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30574	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31167	vdb entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3040	exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453579/100/0/threaded	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6236?: CVE-2006-6236 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6236?: To fix CVE-2006-6236, 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-2006-6236 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-6236 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~46% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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