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CVE-2006-6236

32
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-6236 is a critical vulnerability affecting Adobe Reader versions 7.0 through 7.0.8, allowing remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code. This is achieved by providing excessively long argument strings to specific methods within the AcroPDF ActiveX control. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it poses a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity and EPSS score, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
19.59%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1959 is in the 85th percentile among its peer group of 8,920 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

adobepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2006-6236

CVE-2006-6236

References

research.eeye.com / html/alerts/zeroday/20061128.html
secunia.com / advisories/23138
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/30574
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/31167
exploit-db.com / exploits/3040
adobe.com / support/security/advisories/apsa06-02.html
PatchVendor Advisory
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/198908
US Government Resource
securityfocus.com / archive/1/453579/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/21338
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/21813
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/4751