CVE-2006-6236
HIGHEPSS 97th pctlDescription
Adobe Reader (Adobe Acrobat Reader) 7.0 through 7.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long argument string to the (1) src, (2) setPageMode, (3) setLayoutMode, and (4) setNamedDest methods in an AcroPDF ActiveX control, a different set of vectors than CVE-2006-6027.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 97% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20061128.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23138
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa06-02.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/198908
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453579/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21338
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21813
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4751
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30574
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31167
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3040
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Start freeThis product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.