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CVE-2007-5659 kev in the critical feed json

Multiple buffer overflows in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.1.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PDF file wit…

published 2008-02-12 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-5631

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Exploited
added 2022-06-08
epss
87.3%
EPSS 87.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.7%
public exploits
3
Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Summary

Multiple buffer overflows in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.1.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PDF file with long arguments to unspecified JavaScript methods. NOTE: this issue might be subsumed by CVE-2008-0655.

Patch / fix

cisa required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  • adobe acrobat 8.1.2
  • adobe acrobat_reader 8.1.2
  • acroread RHEL 3 EXTRAS 8.1.2-1.el3.6
  • acroread RHEL 4 EXTRAS 8.1.2-1.el4.2
  • acroread RHEL 5 EXTRAS 8.1.2-1.el5.3
  • acroread-plugin RHEL 3 EXTRAS 8.1.2-1.el3.6
  • acroread-plugin RHEL 4 EXTRAS 8.1.2-1.el4.2
  • acroread-plugin RHEL 5 EXTRAS 8.1.2-1.el5.3

red hat advisories RHSA-2008:0144

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-2007-5659 updated

acroread Multiple buffer overflows

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras acroread 8.1.2-1.el3.6, acroread-plugin 8.1.2-1.el3.6 Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras acroread 8.1.2-1.el4.2, acroread-plugin 8.1.2-1.el4.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 Extras acroread 8.1.2-1.el3.6, acroread-plugin 8.1.2-1.el3.6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras acroread 8.1.2-1.el4.2, acroread-plugin 8.1.2-1.el4.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) acroread 8.1.2-1.el5.3, acroread-plugin 8.1.2-1.el5.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 Extras acroread 8.1.2-1.el3.6, acroread-plugin 8.1.2-1.el3.6
    +4 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras acroread 8.1.2-1.el4.2, acroread-plugin 8.1.2-1.el4.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) acroread 8.1.2-1.el5.3, acroread-plugin 8.1.2-1.el5.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 Extras acroread 8.1.2-1.el3.6, acroread-plugin 8.1.2-1.el3.6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras acroread 8.1.2-1.el4.2, acroread-plugin 8.1.2-1.el4.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0144

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-31114)
  2. Published
  3. Added to CISA KEV
  4. CISA patch deadline
  5. CISA SSVC: exploitation active

Known exploited

Added
4 y ago
Patch by
2022-06-22 (4 y ago)
Ransomware
Not known
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vendor, product
Adobe, Acrobat and Reader
CISA name
Adobe Acrobat and Reader Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

ATT&CK techniques

How it is exploited and what it leads to, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Active, exploited in the wild
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
21 mo ago

Exploit prediction

87.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.7% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.