CVE-2007-5659

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Summary

CVECVE-2007-5659
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-02-12 19:00:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-21 18:56:04 UTC
DescriptionMultiple 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.931160000 probability, percentile 0.997960000 (date 2026-04-25)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2022-06-08; due 2022-06-22; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-120 | n/a | CWE-120 CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1ADPDECLARED7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary9.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorAdobe
ProductAcrobat and Reader
NameAdobe Acrobat and Reader Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Required ActionApply updates per vendor instructions.
Noteshttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5659

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Adobe Acrobat All 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

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sunsolve.sun.com Broken Link
Sun Solaris Adobe Reader Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Adobe - Security Advisories : APSB08-13: Security Update available for Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7 and 8 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.adobe.com Vendor Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link
Gentoo update for acroread - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA08-043A -- Adobe Reader and Acrobat Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Red Hat update for acroread - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Adobe - Security Update available for Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.adobe.com Vendor Advisory
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Broken Link
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#666281 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Broken Link
labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 labs.idefense.com Broken Link
Adobe Acrobat Reader: Multiple vulnerabilities — Gentoo Linux Documentation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 www.cisa.gov US Government Resource
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
ADP2022-06-08T00:00:00.000ZCVE-2007-5659 added to CISA KEV
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