adobe acrobat CVE-2007-5659 is a vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat
Published on February 12, 2008

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.

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Known Exploited Vulnerability

This Adobe Acrobat and Reader Buffer Overflow Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Adobe Acrobat and Reader contain a buffer overflow vulnerability which allows remote attackers to execute code via a PDF file with long arguments to unspecified JavaScript methods.

The following remediation steps are recommended / required by June 22, 2022: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2007-5659 can be exploited with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. It has an exploitability score of 1.8 out of four. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

What is a Classic Buffer Overflow Vulnerability?

The program copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. A buffer overflow condition exists when a program attempts to put more data in a buffer than it can hold, or when a program attempts to put data in a memory area outside of the boundaries of a buffer. The simplest type of error, and the most common cause of buffer overflows, is the "classic" case in which the program copies the buffer without restricting how much is copied. Other variants exist, but the existence of a classic overflow strongly suggests that the programmer is not considering even the most basic of security protections.

CVE-2007-5659 has been classified to as a Classic Buffer Overflow vulnerability or weakness.


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