RCE in Adobe Acrobat
CVE-2007-5663
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.1.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file that calls an insecure JavaScript method in the EScript.api plug-in. NOTE: this issue might be subsumed by CVE-2008-0655.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
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: 0.133 (96.3th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.133 · newest: 0.133 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-13.html
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1966/references (vdb-entry)
- labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php (third-party-advisory)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/140129 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa08-01.html (Patch)
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do (vendor-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-01.xml (vendor-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9928 (signature, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/29065 (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2007-5663?
- CVE-2007-5663 is a vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Code Injection. Published 2008-02-12.
- Is CVE-2007-5663 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.