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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.3

CVE-2006-5857 json

Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.0.8 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute code via a crafted PDF file that triggers memor…

published 2006-12-31 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-5841

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
9.4%
EPSS 9.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • acroread RHEL 3 EXTRAS 7.0.9-1.1.1.EL3
  • acroread-plugin RHEL 3 EXTRAS 7.0.9-1.1.1.EL3
  • acroread-libs-atk RHEL 3 EXTRAS 1.8.0-1.el3
  • acroread-libs-gtk2 RHEL 3 EXTRAS 2.4.13-1.el3
  • acroread-libs-glib2 RHEL 3 EXTRAS 2.4.7-1
  • acroread-libs-pango RHEL 3 EXTRAS 1.6.0-1.el3
  • acroread-libs-gtk2-engines RHEL 3 EXTRAS 2.2.0-1.el3
  • acroread RHEL 4 EXTRAS 7.0.9-1.2.0.EL4

red hat advisories RHSA-2007:0021RHSA-2007:0017

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2006-5857 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras acroread 7.0.9-1.1.1.EL3, acroread-libs-glib2 2.4.7-1, acroread-libs-atk 1.8.0-1.el3, acroread-libs-gtk2 2.4.13-1.el3, acroread-libs-pango 1.6.0-1.el3, acroread-plugin 7.0.9-1.1.1.EL3, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0021
  • Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras acroread 7.0.9-1.2.0.EL4, acroread-plugin 7.0.9-1.2.0.EL4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0017
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 Extras acroread 7.0.9-1.1.1.EL3, acroread-libs-glib2 2.4.7-1, acroread-libs-atk 1.8.0-1.el3, acroread-libs-gtk2 2.4.13-1.el3, acroread-libs-pango 1.6.0-1.el3, acroread-plugin 7.0.9-1.1.1.EL3, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0021
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras acroread 7.0.9-1.2.0.EL4, acroread-plugin 7.0.9-1.2.0.EL4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0017
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 Extras acroread 7.0.9-1.1.1.EL3, acroread-libs-glib2 2.4.7-1, acroread-libs-atk 1.8.0-1.el3, acroread-libs-gtk2 2.4.13-1.el3, acroread-libs-pango 1.6.0-1.el3, acroread-plugin 7.0.9-1.1.1.EL3, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0021
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras acroread 7.0.9-1.2.0.EL4, acroread-plugin 7.0.9-1.2.0.EL4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0017
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 Extras acroread 7.0.9-1.1.1.EL3, acroread-libs-glib2 2.4.7-1, acroread-libs-atk 1.8.0-1.el3, acroread-libs-gtk2 2.4.13-1.el3, acroread-libs-pango 1.6.0-1.el3, acroread-plugin 7.0.9-1.1.1.EL3, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0021
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras acroread 7.0.9-1.2.0.EL4, acroread-plugin 7.0.9-1.2.0.EL4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0017

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Exploit prediction

9.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-399 Resource Management Errors

References

Sources

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