Adobe Acrobat 8.1.1 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat 8.1.1. It has been declared as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2007-5659. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe Acrobat 8.1.1 (Document Reader Software). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was published 02/12/2008 (Website). The advisory is available at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-5659 since 10/23/2007. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available.

It is declared as attacked. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 40800 (Adobe Acrobat < 8.1.2 / 7.1.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115801 (Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB08-13)). This issue was added on 06/08/2022 to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with a due date of 06/22/2022:

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 21438. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 5942.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (40410), Zero-Day.cz (331), Tenable (40800), SecurityFocus (BID 27641†) and Secunia (SA30840†). Similar entries are available at VDB-3523, VDB-3593, VDB-3595 and VDB-3592. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 40800
Nessus Name: Adobe Acrobat < 8.1.2 / 7.1.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 60504
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200803-01 (acroread)
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Saint ID: exploit_info/adobe_acrobat_javascript
Saint Name: Adobe Acrobat and Reader JavaScript buffer overflow

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MetaSploit ID: adobe_collectemailinfo.rb
MetaSploit Name: Adobe Collab.collectEmailInfo() Buffer Overflow
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Snort ID: 21438
Snort Message: EXPLOIT-KIT Blackhole exploit kit JavaScript carat string splitting with hostile applet
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08/28/2009 +469 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +2026 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-5659 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5659
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40970

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X-Force: 40410
SecurityFocus: 27641
Secunia: 30840
Vulnerability Center: 17567 - Adobe Acrobat Reader < 8.1.2 Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 04/22/2026 04:09
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (76), 10/15/2018 06:44 (12), 07/31/2021 06:41 (3), 07/31/2021 06:53 (2), 04/26/2024 18:33 (24), 06/28/2024 21:08 (12), 07/20/2024 22:27 (2), 09/09/2024 22:30 (1), 12/09/2024 04:18 (3), 04/07/2025 03:46 (1), 04/22/2026 04:09 (12)
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