CVE-2007-5659

Multiple buffer overflows in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.1.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to...

7.8 HighIn KEVPublic exploit

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

87.4%Down 4.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2007-5659
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-120
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List 7.8

Record: CVE-2007-5659
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-120
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2007-5631 7.8

Record: EUVD-2007-5631
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xjr9-phw2-2wjx 7.8

Multiple buffer overflows in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.1.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to...

Record: GHSA-xjr9-phw2-2wjx
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-119, CWE-120
Updated: 2026-11-02

CISA KEV No score

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.

Record: CVE-2007-5659
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:3 From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:8.1.2-1.el3.6	0:8.1.2-1.el3.6
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:3 From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:8.1.2-1.el3.6	0:8.1.2-1.el3.6
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:8.1.2-1.el4.2	0:8.1.2-1.el4.2
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:8.1.2-1.el4.2	0:8.1.2-1.el4.2
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:8.1.2-1.el5.3	0:8.1.2-1.el5.3
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:8.1.2-1.el5.3	0:8.1.2-1.el5.3
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:8.1.2-1.el5.3	0:8.1.2-1.el5.3
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:8.1.2-1.el5.3	0:8.1.2-1.el5.3

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Adobe Acrobat and Reader 8.1.1 - Multiple Arbitrary Code Execution / Security Vulnerabilities	2008-02-06
Metasploit	Adobe Collab.collectEmailInfo() Buffer Overflow	2008-02-08
Exploit-DB	Adobe - 'Collab.collectEmailInfo()' Local Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)	2010-09-25

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	exploitation, exploits
Nov 2, 2026	affected, aliases, cwes, exploits, facts, kev, products, references, title	EUVD, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, Metasploit, OSV
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2007-5659 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Adobe Acrobat, published February 12, 2008. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since June 8, 2022. EUVD reports exploitation since June 8, 2022. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 87.4%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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