CVE-2007-6561
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in PDFLib allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute...
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in PDFLib allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename argument to the PDF_load_image function that results in an overflow in the pdc_fsearch_fopen function, and possibly other vectors.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.7
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in PDFLib allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename argument to the PDF_load_image function that results in an overflow in the pdc_fsearch_fopen function, and possibly other vectors.
- Record
CVE-2007-6561- CVSS 2.0
- 5.7 Medium
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in PDFLib allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename argument to the PDF_load_image function that results in an overflow in the pdc_fsearch_fopen function, and possibly other vectors.
- Record
CVE-2007-6561- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-6527 No score
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in PDFLib allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename argument to the PDF_load_image function that results in an overflow in the pdc_fsearch_fopen function, and possibly other vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2007-6527- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6532-4cf6-xf73 No score
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in PDFLib allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute...
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in PDFLib allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename argument to the PDF_load_image function that results in an overflow in the pdc_fsearch_fopen function, and possibly other vectors.
- Record
GHSA-6532-4cf6-xf73- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | PDFlib 7.0.2 - Multiple Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities | 2007-12-24 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| aliases, exploits, facts, references, title | Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-6561 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.7) in Pdflib, published December 28, 2007. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.67%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/27001
osvdb.org/40275
securityfocus.com/archive/1/485479/100/0/threaded
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-17.xml
secunia.com/advisories/29304
secunia.com/advisories/28239
securityreason.com/securityalert/3495
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6561
github.com/advisories/GHSA-6532-4cf6-xf73