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CVE-2007-5659

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CVE-2007-5659 describes multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader and Acrobat versions 8.1.1 and earlier, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through specially crafted PDF files containing long arguments to unspecified JavaScript methods. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a significant risk of complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability if a user opens a malicious PDF. It is actively exploited in the wild, with readily available Metasploit modules and significant community discussion, highlighting its widespread recognition and potential for abuse.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 8.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 8.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
94.22%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
Added to KEV · Jun 8, 2022
Metasploit: Adobe Collab.collectEmailInfo() Buffer Overflow · Feb 8, 2008
ExploitDB: EDB-16674 · Sep 25, 2010
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.9422 is in the 100th percentile among its peer group of 11,616 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Extras for RHEL 3Fixed in: acroread-0:8.1.2-1.el3.6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Extras for RHEL 4Fixed in: acroread-0:8.1.2-1.el4.2
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: acroread-0:8.1.2-1.el5.3
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adobevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
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Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2007-5659Critical

acroread Multiple buffer overflows

Feb 8, 2008

References

cisa.gov / known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
US Government Resource
labs.idefense.com / intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php
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secunia.com / advisories/29065
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secunia.com / advisories/29205
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secunia.com / advisories/30840
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security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200803-01.xml
Third Party Advisory
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9813
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sunsolve.sun.com / search/document.do
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adobe.com / support/security/advisories/apsa08-01.html
Vendor Advisory
adobe.com / support/security/bulletins/apsb08-13.html
Vendor Advisory
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/666281
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2008-0144.html
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us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA08-043A.html
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/1966/references
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