CVE-2006-5857

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Summary

CVECVE-2006-5857
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2006-12-31 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionAdobe Reader and Acrobat 7.0.8 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute code via a crafted PDF file that triggers memory corruption and overwrites a subroutine pointer during rendering.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-399 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Adobe Acrobat 3.0 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 3.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 4.0 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 4.0.5 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 4.0.5a All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 4.0.5c All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 5.0 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 5.0.10 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 5.0.5 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 5.0.6 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 6.0 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 6.0.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 6.0.2 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 6.0.3 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 6.0.4 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 6.0.5 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 7.0 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 7.0.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 7.0.2 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 7.0.3 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 7.0.4 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 7.0.5 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 7.0.6 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 7.0.7 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat All All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0.5 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0.5a All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0.5c All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.5 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0.10 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0.11 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0.5 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0.6 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0.7 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0.9 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0.2 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0.3 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0.4 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0.5 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.2 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.3 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.4 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.5 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.6 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.7 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

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Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Red Hat update for acroread - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Gentoo update for acroread - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Adobe Acrobat Reader: Multiple vulnerabilities — Gentoo Linux Documentation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
www.piotrbania.com/all/adv/adobe-acrobat-adv.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.piotrbania.com
Neohapsis Archives - Full Disclosure List - #0200 - [Full-disclosure] Adobe Reader Remote Heap Memory Corruption - Subroutine Pointer Overwrite af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com
Adobe - Security Advisories : Update available for vulnerabilities in versions 7.0.8 and earlier of Adobe Reader and Acrobat af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.adobe.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Sun Solaris Adobe Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
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sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sunsolve.sun.com
SUSE update for acroread - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
SuSE Security announcements: [suse-security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Acrobat Reader 7.0.9 (SUSE-SA:2007:011) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.suse.com
Adobe Acrobat Reader Unspecified Heap Corruption Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#698924 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
Red Hat update for acroread - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
Adobe Reader Unspecified Heap Corruption Vulnerability - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
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