CVE-2007-5659Multiple 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.
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CISA lists it as known exploited since Jun 8, 2022; federal agencies had to remediate by Jun 22, 2022. Treat that date as your deadline.
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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.
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-120
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV Jun 8, 2022; federal remediation due Jun 22, 2022Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 87.42% (percentile 100)
- Assigned by
- mitre
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 22, 2025
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
adobe acrobat adobe:acrobat | before 8.1.2 | NVD |
adobe acrobat_reader adobe:acrobat_reader | before 8.1.2 | NVD |
References
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043A.htmlthird-party-advisory, x-refsource-cert, broken-link, us-government-resource
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-13.htmlx-refsource-confirm, vendor-advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1966/referencesvdb-entry, x-refsource-vupen, broken-link
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=657third-party-advisory, x-refsource-idefense, broken-link
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9813vdb-entry, signature, x-refsource-oval, broken-link
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa08-01.htmlx-refsource-confirm, vendor-advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239286-1vendor-advisory, x-refsource-sunalert, broken-link
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-01.xmlvendor-advisory, x-refsource-gentoo, third-party-advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29065third-party-advisory, x-refsource-secunia, broken-link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30840third-party-advisory, x-refsource-secunia, broken-link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29205third-party-advisory, x-refsource-secunia, broken-link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0144.htmlvendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat, broken-link
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/666281third-party-advisory, x-refsource-cert-vn, us-government-resource
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2007-5659us-government-resource
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