9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2006-5857
Adobe Reader and Acrobat Memory Corruption Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 31, 2006, 5 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:20 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2006-5857 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-5857 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Adobe acrobat
2 Adobe acrobat_reader
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2006-5857.

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

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

CVEs and Techniques used PDF as an attack vector.

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
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Born at : June 22, 2022, 6:01 a.m. This repo has been linked 701 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-5857 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-5857 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 17, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/456491/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456491/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11698 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11698 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 10, 2007

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-5857 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-5857 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

48.16 }} 0.44%

score

0.97166

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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