CVE DATABASE / CVE-2007-5659
CVE-2007-5659
Adobe Acrobat and Reader Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
CVSS 7.8 · HIGH
⚠ CISA KEV — ACTIVELY EXPLOITED
On the CISA KEV catalog
Confirmed exploited in the wild. Added 2022-06-08.
Federal remediation due 2022-06-22.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Summary
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.
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
| Base score | 7.8 (HIGH) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | REQUIRED |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity | HIGH |
| Availability | HIGH |
Weakness type (CWE)
Affected products
Adobe acrobatAdobe acrobat reader
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References
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=657
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29065
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29205
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30840
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-01.xml
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239286-1
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa08-01.html
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-13.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/666281
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0144.html
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1966/references
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9813
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2007-5659
Data: NIST NVD + CISA KEV. NVD last modified 2026-04-21. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.