Vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat
CVE-2006-5857
Adobe 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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.092 (95.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 95.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.092 · newest: 0.092 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Adobe Acrobat — versions 3.0, 3.1, 4.0
- Adobe Acrobat Reader — versions 3.0, 4.0, 4.0.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0115 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0021.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/23691 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/21981 (vdb-entry)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0017.html (vendor-advisory)
- osvdb.org/31316 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/23882 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456491/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/23666 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.piotrbania.com/all/adv/adobe-acrobat-adv.txt
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2006-5857?
- CVE-2006-5857 is a vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under CWE-399. Published 2006-12-31.
- Is CVE-2006-5857 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.