CVE-2007-5659 — Adobe Acrobat and Reader Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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.

01What is this vulnerability?

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.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / n/a	n/a

03Active exploitation status

Yes — actively exploited. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2022-06-08. Ransomware use: Unknown.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

08Timeline

• Published: 2008-02-12T18:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2025-10-22T00:05:56.119Z
• Added to CISA KEV: 2022-06-08
• BOD 22-01 due: 2022-06-22

09References

• www.us-cert.gov — http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043A.html
• www.adobe.com — http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-13.html
• www.vupen.com — http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1966/references
• labs.idefense.com — http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=657
• oval.cisecurity.org — https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3…
• www.adobe.com — http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa08-01.html
• sunsolve.sun.com — http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239286-1
• security.gentoo.org — http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-01.xml
• secunia.com — http://secunia.com/advisories/29065
• secunia.com — http://secunia.com/advisories/30840
• secunia.com — http://secunia.com/advisories/29205
• www.redhat.com — http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0144.html
• www.kb.cert.org — http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/666281