CVE-2006-5856

N/A Unknown

Published: December 06, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Adobe Download Manager before 2.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long section name in the dm.ini file, which is populated via an AOM file.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-December/051114.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://research.eeye.com/html/advisories/published/AD20061205.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/23233

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://securitytracker.com/id?1017340

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb06-19.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/448569

Source: cve@mitre.org

US Government Resource

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453636/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453755/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21453

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4867

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-044/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30742

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-December/051114.html