CVE-2007-5659

Exp

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.

Published: 2008-02-12 Last update: 2026-04-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2007-5659 is rated Critical Active Threat (90.9/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 92.88%, 100th percentile). CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2022-06-08) affecting Adobe / Acrobat and Reader. a weakness (CWE-120) Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

CISA KEV Record for CVE-2007-5659

Name: Adobe Acrobat and Reader Buffer Overflow Vulnerability · CISA KEV detail

Exploit added: 2022-06-08

Action due: 2022-06-22

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2007-5659

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16674 exploit_db edb 2010-09-25 Exploit-DB ↗
31114 exploit_db edb 2008-02-06 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-5659

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 2026-04-29 93.12% 92.88% -0.24%
2 2026-03-12 93.22% 93.12% -0.10%
3 2026-02-26 — 93.22% —

Full EPSS history (19 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-5659

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 5.9 [email protected]
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 5.9 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
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-2007-5659

OS Trackers for CVE-2007-5659

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2007-5659: 1 GLSA(s) (200803-01), 1 atom(s) (app-text/acroread); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2007-5659
redhat critical — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-5659
ubuntu low CVE-2007-5659 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (acroread), 8 status rows across 8 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, upstream): not-affected 3, DNE 2, ignored 2, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-5659

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-5659

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
adobe acrobat < 8.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader < 8.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-5659

URL Tags
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=657 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29065 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29205 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/30840 Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-01.xml Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239286-1 Broken Link
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa08-01.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-13.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/666281 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0144.html Broken Link
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043A.html Broken Link Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1966/references Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9813 Broken Link
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2007-5659 US Government Resource
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