CVE-2007-5169

Stack-based buffer overflow in MAIPM6.dll in Adobe PageMaker 7.0.1 and 7.0.2 on Windows allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long font name in a .PMD file.

Published: 2007-10-11 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-5169 is rated High Risk (65.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 10.17%, 95th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-5169

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 31.71% 10.17% -21.53%
2 2026-05-30 34.53% 31.71% -2.82%
3 2025-03-30 34.53%

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-5169

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-5169

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-5169

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
adobe pagemaker 7.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:pagemaker:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe pagemaker 7.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:pagemaker:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-5169

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