Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2006-5857 (CCN-31391)

Assigned:2006-12-31
Published:2006-12-31
Updated:2018-10-17
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:9.0 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:9.3 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
6.9 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
7.6 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
5.6 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): High
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-399
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: CCN
Type: Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Tue Jan 09 2007 - 23:05:53 CST
Adobe Reader Remote Heap Memory Corruption - Subroutine Pointer Overwrite

Source: FULLDISC
Type: UNKNOWN
20070109 Adobe Reader Remote Heap Memory Corruption - Subroutine Pointer Overwrite

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2006-5857

Source: SUSE
Type: UNKNOWN
SUSE-SA:2007:011

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
31316

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2007-0017
Critical: Adobe Acrobat Reader security update

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2007-0021
Critical: Adobe Acrobat Reader security update

Source: CCN
Type: SA23666
Adobe Reader Unspecified Heap Corruption Vulnerability

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
23666

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
23691

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
23812

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
23877

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
23882

Source: CCN
Type: SA24533
Sun Solaris Adobe Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
24533

Source: GENTOO
Type: UNKNOWN
GLSA-200701-16

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1017491
Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1017491

Source: CCN
Type: Sun Alert ID: 102847
Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader May Lead to Execution of Arbitrary Code

Source: SUNALERT
Type: UNKNOWN
102847

Source: CCN
Type: ASA-2007-055
Adobe Acrobat Reader security update (RHSA-2007-0017)

Source: CCN
Type: ASA-2007-134
Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader May Lead to Execution of Arbitrary Code (Sun 102847)

Source: CCN
Type: Adobe Web site
Adobe Reader

Source: CCN
Type: Adobe Product Security Bulletin APSB07-01
Update available for vulnerabilities in versions 7.0.8 and earlier of Adobe Reader and Acrobat

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb07-01.html

Source: CCN
Type: GLSA-200701-16
Adobe Acrobat Reader: Multiple vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: US-CERT VU#698924
Adobe Acrobat allows pointer overwrite via specially crafted PDF file

Source: CERT-VN
Type: US Government Resource
VU#698924

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 31316
Adobe Reader Rendering Subroutine Memory Corruption Arbitrary Code Execution

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
http://www.piotrbania.com/all/adv/adobe-acrobat-adv.txt

Source: REDHAT
Type: UNKNOWN
RHSA-2007:0021

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20070110 Adobe Reader Remote Heap Memory Corruption - Subroutine Pointer Overwrite

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
21981

Source: CCN
Type: BID-21981
Adobe Acrobat Reader Unspecified Heap Corruption Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: TLSA-2007-6
Multiple vulnerabilities in AdobeReader

Source: VUPEN
Type: Vendor Advisory
ADV-2007-0115

Source: VUPEN
Type: Vendor Advisory
ADV-2007-0957

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
adobe-unspecified-bo(31391)

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11698

Source: REDHAT
Type: UNKNOWN
RHSA-2007:0017

Source: SUSE
Type: SUSE-SA:2007:011
Acrobat Reader 7.0.9 update

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 7.0.8)
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0.5c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 7.0.8)

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:gentoo:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:novell:linux_desktop:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:solaris:10::sparc:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:10.0::oss:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_extras:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_extras:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:10.1::personal:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:turbolinux:turbolinux:fuji:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:opensuse:opensuse:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:29480
    V
    		Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.0.8 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute code (CVE-2006-5857)
    2015-12-22
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20065857
    V
    		CVE-2006-5857
    2015-11-16
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11698
    V
    		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.
    2010-09-06
    BACK
    adobe acrobat 3.0
    adobe acrobat 3.1
    adobe acrobat 4.0
    adobe acrobat 4.0.5
    adobe acrobat 4.0.5a
    adobe acrobat 4.0.5c
    adobe acrobat 5.0
    adobe acrobat 5.0.5
    adobe acrobat 5.0.6
    adobe acrobat 5.0.10
    adobe acrobat 6.0
    adobe acrobat 6.0.1
    adobe acrobat 6.0.2
    adobe acrobat 6.0.3
    adobe acrobat 6.0.4
    adobe acrobat 6.0.5
    adobe acrobat 7.0
    adobe acrobat 7.0.1
    adobe acrobat 7.0.2
    adobe acrobat 7.0.3
    adobe acrobat 7.0.4
    adobe acrobat 7.0.5
    adobe acrobat 7.0.6
    adobe acrobat 7.0.7
    adobe acrobat *
    adobe acrobat reader 3.0
    adobe acrobat reader 4.0
    adobe acrobat reader 4.0.5
    adobe acrobat reader 4.0.5a
    adobe acrobat reader 4.0.5c
    adobe acrobat reader 4.5
    adobe acrobat reader 5.0
    adobe acrobat reader 5.0.5
    adobe acrobat reader 5.0.6
    adobe acrobat reader 5.0.7
    adobe acrobat reader 5.0.9
    adobe acrobat reader 5.0.10
    adobe acrobat reader 5.0.11
    adobe acrobat reader 5.1
    adobe acrobat reader 6.0
    adobe acrobat reader 6.0.1
    adobe acrobat reader 6.0.2
    adobe acrobat reader 6.0.3
    adobe acrobat reader 6.0.4
    adobe acrobat reader 6.0.5
    adobe acrobat reader 7.0
    adobe acrobat reader 7.0.1
    adobe acrobat reader 7.0.2
    adobe acrobat reader 7.0.3
    adobe acrobat reader 7.0.4
    adobe acrobat reader 7.0.5
    adobe acrobat reader 7.0.6
    adobe acrobat reader 7.0.7
    adobe acrobat reader *
    adobe acrobat reader 7.0
    adobe acrobat reader 7.0.1
    adobe acrobat 7.0
    adobe acrobat 7.0.1
    adobe acrobat reader 7.0.2
    adobe acrobat reader 7.0.3
    adobe acrobat reader 7.0.4
    adobe acrobat reader 7.0.5
    adobe acrobat reader 7.0.6
    adobe acrobat reader 7.0.7
    adobe acrobat reader 7.0.8
    adobe acrobat 7.0.2
    adobe acrobat 7.0.3
    adobe acrobat 7.0.4
    adobe acrobat 7.0.5
    adobe acrobat 7.0.6
    adobe acrobat 7.0.7
    adobe acrobat 7.0.8
    gentoo linux *
    suse linux enterprise server 8
    novell linux desktop 9
    sun solaris 10
    suse suse linux 10.0
    redhat rhel extras 3
    redhat rhel extras 4
    suse suse linux 10.1
    turbolinux turbolinux fuji
    novell opensuse 10.2
    suse suse linux 9.3