CVE-2006-6236

N/A Unknown
Published: December 03, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Adobe Reader (Adobe Acrobat Reader) 7.0 through 7.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long argument string to the (1) src, (2) setPageMode, (3) setLayoutMode, and (4) setNamedDest methods in an AcroPDF ActiveX control, a different set of vectors than CVE-2006-6027.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20061128.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/23138
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa06-02.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/198908
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453579/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21338
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21813
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4751
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30574
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31167
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3040
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20061128.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23138
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa06-02.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/198908
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453579/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21338
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21813
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4751
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30574
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31167
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3040
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

22 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
53.4%
98th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

adobe