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Vulnerability · CVE-2007-5659

Adobe Acrobat and Reader Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Published Feb 12, 2008 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Adobe Acrobat and Reader

Patch now

CVE-2007-5659 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Jun 22, 2022. Confirm Adobe Acrobat and Reader against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
High7.8
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
87.42%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe adobe/acrobat · cpe adobe/acrobat reader · stated Acrobat and Reader · vendor Adobe Acrobat and Reader · vendor n/a n/a

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.

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  • cpe adobe/acrobatversion unspecified
  • cpe adobe/acrobat readerversion unspecified
  • stated Acrobat and Reader<= 8.1.1
  • vendor Adobe Acrobat and Readerversion unspecified
  • vendor n/a n/aversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2007-5659

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2007-5659 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Jun 22, 2022. Confirm Adobe Acrobat and Reader against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Acrobat and Reader <= 8.1.1. Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-119: Buffer Overflow; CWE-120: Classic Buffer Overflow. EPSS 87.42%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Feb 12, 2008 · Catalog

    Detected

    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.

  2. Jun 8, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. Jun 22, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2007-5659

    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.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2007-5659

    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.

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2007-5659

    30-day exploitation probability 87.4%

    first.org
  • Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference16674

    Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference31114

    Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleexploit_windows/fileformat/adobe_collectemailinfo

    Public module reference (good). Module source is not copied into this catalog.

    rapid7.com
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2007-5659

    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.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2007-5659

    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.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.