acroread Multiple buffer overflows
Published Feb 12, 2008 ·Due Jun 22, 2022
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 87.42%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- < 8.1.2
- < 8.1.2
No data.
Extras for RHEL 3
acroread-0:8.1.2-1.el3.6
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0144
Extras for RHEL 4
acroread-0:8.1.2-1.el4.2
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0144
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
acroread-0:8.1.2-1.el5.3
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0144
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extras for RHEL 3 | acroread-0:8.1.2-1.el3.6 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0144 |
| Extras for RHEL 4 | acroread-0:8.1.2-1.el4.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0144 |
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | acroread-0:8.1.2-1.el5.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0144 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Date Added
Jun 8, 2022
Patch Due
Jun 22, 2022
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
ActiveAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Feb 7, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 87.42% (0.87423) | 99.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 87.42% (0.87423) | 99.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 94.02% (0.94024) | 99.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 94.22% (0.94222) | 99.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 93.44% (0.93445) | 99.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 95.84% (0.95838) | 99.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 97.20% (0.97203) | 99.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 16, 2024 | 97.18% (0.97183) | 99.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 97.20% (0.97203) | 99.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 3, 2023 | 97.23% (0.97234) | 99.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.25% (0.97253) | 99.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 91.66% (0.91659) | 99.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 91.66% (0.91659) | 99.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (19)
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=657 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEBroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29065 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29205 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30840 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-01.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239286-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTBroken Link
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa08-01.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-13.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/666281 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0144.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken Link
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1966/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken Link
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-5659 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=432629 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5659
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9813 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken Link
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2007-5659 government-resourceUS Government Resource
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5659
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