Vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat
CVE-2004-0629
Buffer overflow in the ActiveX component (pdf.ocx) for Adobe Acrobat 5.0.5 and Acrobat Reader, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a URI for a PDF file with a null terminator (%00) followed by a long string.
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: 0.071 (94.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.071 · newest: 0.071 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Adobe Acrobat — versions 5.0, 5.0.5, 6.0
- Adobe Acrobat Reader — versions 5.0, 5.0.5, 5.1
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.idefense.com/application/poi/display (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/10947 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16998 (vdb-entry)
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-14.xml (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/330527.html
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2004-0629?
- CVE-2004-0629 is a vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat. Published 2004-09-28.
- Is CVE-2004-0629 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.