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CVE-2007-5659: Adobe Acrobat and Reader Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedpublic exploitCVE-2007-5659
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Adobe Acrobat and Reader contain a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute code via a PDF file with long arguments to unspecified JavaScript methods.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Adobeproduct: Acrobat and ReaderRemote code execution
What
Adobe Acrobat and Reader contain a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute code via a PDF file with long arguments to unspecified JavaScript methods.
Who is affected
Users of Adobe Acrobat and Reader are affected.
Urgency
Remediation is critical due to active exploitation and the severity of the vulnerability.
Action
Update Adobe Acrobat and Reader to the latest version.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2022-06-08
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5659

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2007-5659coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

Recent advisories for Adobe Acrobat and

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

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