CVE-2007-5659

Known Exploited

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.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 93.88% Top 5%
KEV Since 
Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory adobe.com Vendor Advisory adobe.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043A.html us government resource third party advisory broken link
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-13.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1966/references vdb entry broken link
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=657 third party advisory broken link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9813 vdb entry signature broken link
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa08-01.html vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239286-1 vendor advisory broken link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-01.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29065 third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/30840 third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29205 third party advisory broken link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0144.html vendor advisory broken link
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/666281 third party advisory us government resource

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5659?
CVE-2007-5659 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-5659?
To fix CVE-2007-5659, 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-2007-5659 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is confirmed that CVE-2007-5659 is actively exploited. Be extra cautious if you are using vulnerable components. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~94% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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