Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.0.8 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute code via a crafted PDF file that triggers…

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

9.4% · top 4.6% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-399 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-399 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (22)

• ADV-2007-0115 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• RHSA-2007:0021 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 23691 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 21981 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• RHSA-2007:0017 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 31316 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
• 23882 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20070110 Adobe Reader Remote Heap Memory Corruption - Subroutine Pointer Overwrite (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 23666 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://www.piotrbania.com/all/adv/adobe-acrobat-adv.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2007:011 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 102847 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
• ADV-2007-0957 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 23812 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 23877 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb07-01.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11698 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• GLSA-200701-16 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• 24533 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 1017491 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• VU#698924 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
• 20070109 Adobe Reader Remote Heap Memory Corruption - Subroutine Pointer Overwrite (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_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)

Badge for a README or a ticket

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 20:04 UTC.