Is CVE-2007-5659 in the CISA KEV catalog?

Yes. CVE-2007-5659 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, added 2022-06-08.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2007-5659?

CVE-2007-5659 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2007-5659?

CVE-2007-5659 has an EPSS score of 94.22% (100th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2007-5659?

Upgrade Adobe Acrobat 2020 to 8.1.2 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2007-5659

HIGHCISA KEVEPSS 100th pctl

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-120Classic Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

Adobe Acrobat 2020Windows application

Affected:8.1.2Fixed in:8.1.2

Adobe Acrobat ProWindows application

Affected:8.1.2Fixed in:8.1.2

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

94.22%probability of exploitation in 30 days

100thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

Adobe Acrobat and Reader Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Adobe Acrobat and Reader contain a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute code via a PDF file with long arguments to unspecified JavaScript methods.

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Remediation due: 2022-06-22

References

Vendor Advisory2

Third-Party Advisory3

Government Resource1

cisa.gov

Other references8

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-120 (Classic Buffer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2014-0195	Medium	6.8	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-7269	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2019-11043	High	8.7	99%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2011-4862	High	10.0	95%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-3786	High	7.5	92%	-	Fix
CVE-2009-3023	High	9.0	91%	-	-

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