Known Exploited Vulnerability
7.8
HIGH
CVE-2007-5659
Adobe Acrobat and Reader Buffer Overflow Vulnerabi - [Actively Exploited]
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 12, 2008, 7 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 28, 2024, 2:15 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

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Description :

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.

Required Action :

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2007-5659 has a 3 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-2007-5659 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
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 2
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-2007-5659.

URL Resource
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=657 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29065 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29205 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/30840 Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-01.xml Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239286-1 Broken Link
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa08-01.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-13.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/666281 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0144.html Broken Link
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043A.html Broken Link Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1966/references Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9813 Broken Link

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).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2007-5659 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2007-5659 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.

  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 28, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=657 No Types Assigned http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=657 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/29065 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/29065 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/29205 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/29205 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/30840 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/30840 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-01.xml No Types Assigned http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-01.xml Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239286-1 No Types Assigned http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239286-1 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa08-01.html Patch http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa08-01.html Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-13.html No Types Assigned http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-13.html Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/666281 US Government Resource http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/666281 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0144.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0144.html Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043A.html US Government Resource http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043A.html Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1966/references No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1966/references Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9813 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9813 Broken Link
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-119
    Added CWE NIST CWE-120
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 8.1.1 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 8.1.1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 8.1.2 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 8.1.2
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9813 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9813 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 12, 2008

    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-2007-5659 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-2007-5659 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-67: String Format Overflow in syslog() String Format Overflow in syslog() CAPEC-92: Forced Integer Overflow Forced Integer Overflow CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers
Exploit Prediction

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

97.18 }} -0.02%

score

0.99830

percentile

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