Adobe Reader Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Adobe Reader. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2006-3093. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Reader (version unknown). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat Reader (acroread) before 7.0.8 have unknown impact and unknown vectors.

The weakness was published 06/11/2006 by Adobe (Website). The advisory is shared for download at adobe.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-3093 since 06/19/2006. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 27143 (openSUSE 10 Security Update : acroread (acroread-1690)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165139 (SUSE Security Update for acroread (SUSE-SA:2006:041)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (27143), SecurityFocus (BID 18445†), OSVDB (26535†), Secunia (SA20576†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1016314†). Similar entry is available at VDB-2322. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

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Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 27143
Nessus Name: openSUSE 10 Security Update : acroread (acroread-1690)
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OpenVAS ID: 801525
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Reader Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities Jun06 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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10/17/2007 +476 days 🔍
05/08/2016 +3126 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: adobe.com
Researcher: Adobe
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-3093 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-3093
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-84140
X-Force: 31829
SecurityFocus: 18445 - Adobe Reader Multiple Unspecified Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 20576
OSVDB: 26535 - Adobe Reader for Macintosh Unspecified Critical Issue
SecurityTracker: 1016314

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/08/2016 19:46
Updated: 06/21/2025 22:09
Changes: 05/08/2016 19:46 (62), 12/03/2018 09:17 (10), 07/30/2022 23:22 (3), 07/30/2022 23:32 (1), 06/21/2025 22:09 (16)
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