Vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Reader
CVE-2006-6236
Adobe Reader (Adobe Acrobat Reader) 7.0 through 7.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long argument string to the (1) src, (2) setPageMode, (3) setLayoutMode, and (4) setNamedDest methods in an AcroPDF ActiveX control, a different set of vectors than CVE-2006-6027.
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: 0.201 (97.4th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.201 · newest: 0.201 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Adobe Acrobat Reader — versions 7.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20061128.html
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/21338 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4751 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/23138 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/198908 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/21813 (vdb-entry)
- www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa06-02.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30574 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31167 (vdb-entry)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3040 (exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2006-6236?
- CVE-2006-6236 is a vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Reader. Published 2006-12-03.
- Is CVE-2006-6236 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.