National Cyber-Alert System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2006-5857

Overview

Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.0.8 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute code via a crafted PDF file that triggers memory corruption and overwrites a subroutine pointer during rendering.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

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US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#698924

Name: VU#698924

Hyperlink:http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/698924

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb07-01.html

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb07-01.html

External Source: REDHAT

Name: RHSA-2007:0017

Hyperlink:https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0017.html

External Source: BID

Name: 21981

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21981

External Source: BUGTRAQ

Name: 20070110 Adobe Reader Remote Heap Memory Corruption - Subroutine Pointer Overwrite

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/456491/100/0/threaded

External Source: REDHAT

Name: RHSA-2007:0021

Hyperlink:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0021.html

External Source: MISC

Name: http://www.piotrbania.com/all/adv/adobe-acrobat-adv.txt

Hyperlink:http://www.piotrbania.com/all/adv/adobe-acrobat-adv.txt

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2007-0957

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2007/0957

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2007-0115

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2007/0115

External Source: SUNALERT

Name: 102847

Hyperlink:http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102847-1

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1017491

Hyperlink:http://securitytracker.com/id?1017491

External Source: GENTOO

Name: GLSA-200701-16

Hyperlink:http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-16.xml

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 24533

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/24533

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 23882

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/23882

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 23877

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/23877

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 23812

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/23812

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 23691

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/23691

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 23666

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/23666

External Source: OSVDB

Name: 31316

Hyperlink:http://osvdb.org/31316

External Source: SUSE

Name: SUSE-SA:2007:011

Hyperlink:http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Jan/0012.html

External Source: FULLDISC

Name: 20070109 Adobe Reader Remote Heap Memory Corruption - Subroutine Pointer Overwrite

Hyperlink:http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-01/0200.html