CVE-2007-5659

HighCVSS 7.8/10Known exploited (CISA KEV)Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-120

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
n/an/an/a

References

Timeline

Published
Feb 12, 2008
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
Added to CISA KEV
Jun 8, 2022
NVD status
Analyzed

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CVE-2007-5659: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix