Adobe · Acrobat and Reader
CVE-2007-5659
Adobe Acrobat and Reader Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
What it is
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.
CISA: Adobe Acrobat and Reader contain a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute code via a PDF file with long arguments to unspecified JavaScript methods.
What to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Deadline for US federal agencies: June 22, 2022
- Added to the CISA list
- June 8, 2022
- Published
- February 12, 2008
- Severity
- High 7.8 CVSS 3.1
- Chance of attacks in the next 30 days (EPSS)
- 87% in the top 0.2% of all known vulnerabilities
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- More details
- NVD · CVE.org · CISA
All references (13)
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239286-1
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-01.xml
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0144.html
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043A.html
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-13.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1966/references
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=657
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9813
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa08-01.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29065
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30840
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29205
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/666281
More exploited flaws from Adobe
| Added | Vulnerability | Product | Severity | Attack chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2026 | Heap-Based Buffer Overflow | Acrobat and Reader | High 8.8 | 87% |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Prototype Pollution | Acrobat and Reader | High 8.6 | 7.2% |
| Oct 10, 2023 | Use-After-Free | Acrobat and Reader | High 7.8 | 59% |
| Sep 14, 2023 | Out-of-Bounds Write | Acrobat and Reader | High 7.8 | 6.7% |
| Jun 8, 2022 | Unspecified | Acrobat and Reader | High 8.8 | 38% |
| Jun 8, 2022 | Universal 3D Remote Code Execution | Acrobat and Reader | High 8.8 | 83% |
| Jun 8, 2022 | Use-After-Free | Acrobat and Reader | High 7.8 | 82% |
| Jun 8, 2022 | Stack-Based Buffer Overflow | Acrobat and Reader | High 7.3 | 81% |
Sources: Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (CISA, public domain), CVE records (cve.org) and EPSS (FIRST). The chance of attacks is the EPSS estimate that someone will try to exploit the flaw in the next 30 days.