CVE-2006-5857

N/A Unknown
Published: December 31, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-01/0200.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Jan/0012.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://osvdb.org/31316
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/23666
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23691
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23812
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23877
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23882
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24533
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-16.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017491
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102847-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb07-01.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/698924
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.piotrbania.com/all/adv/adobe-acrobat-adv.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0021.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456491/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21981
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0115
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0957
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11698
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0017.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-01/0200.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Jan/0012.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://osvdb.org/31316
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23666
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23691
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23812
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23877
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23882
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24533
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-16.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017491
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102847-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb07-01.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/698924
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.piotrbania.com/all/adv/adobe-acrobat-adv.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0021.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456491/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21981
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0115
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0957
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11698
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0017.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

44 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
23.2%
96th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

Affected Vendors

adobe

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