Vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Reader
CVE-1999-1576
Buffer overflow in Adobe Acrobat ActiveX control (pdf.ocx, PDF.PdfCtrl.1) 1.3.188 for Acrobat Reader 4.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the pdf.setview method.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.129 (96.2th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.129 · newest: 0.129 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Adobe Acrobat Reader — versions 4.0
References
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/25919 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/666 (Exploit, Patch, vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3318 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/28719 (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list)