CVE-2007-5659

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.
References
Link Resource
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=657 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29065 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29205 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/30840 Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-01.xml Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239286-1 Broken Link
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa08-01.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-13.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/666281 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0144.html Broken Link
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043A.html Broken Link Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1966/references Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9813 Broken Link
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=657 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29065 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29205 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/30840 Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-01.xml Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239286-1 Broken Link
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa08-01.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-13.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/666281 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0144.html Broken Link
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043A.html Broken Link Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1966/references Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9813 Broken Link
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2007-5659
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2008-02-12 19:00

Updated : 2025-10-22 01:15


NVD link : CVE-2007-5659

Mitre link : CVE-2007-5659

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2007-5659


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Products Affected

adobe

  • acrobat_reader
  • acrobat
CWE
CWE-120

Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')