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CVE-2006-5856
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Adobe Download Manager before 2.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long section…
Medium6.8EPSS 15.6%
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Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Adobe Download Manager before 2.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long section name in the dm.ini file, which is populated via an AOM file.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 15.6% · top 3.1% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (12)
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-044/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20061206 EEYE: Adobe Download Manager AOM Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 23233 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- VU#448569 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 20061207 ZDI-06-044: Adobe Download Manager AOM Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 21453 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- adobe-download-aom-bo(30742) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20061206 EEYE: Adobe Download Manager AOM Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 1017340 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- ADV-2006-4867 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://research.eeye.com/html/advisories/published/AD20061205.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb06-19.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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