CVE-2007-5663

CRITICAL 9.3CVE-2007-5663 · Published 12/02/2008 · updated 16/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
acrobat adobe	`≤ 8.1.1`	No fix yet
acrobat reader adobe	`≤ 8.1.1`	No fix yet

Description

Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.1.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file that calls an insecure JavaScript method in the EScript.api plug-in. NOTE: this issue might be subsumed by CVE-2008-0655.

References

labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php
secunia.com/advisories/29065
secunia.com/advisories/29205
secunia.com/advisories/30840
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-01.xml
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do
adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa08-01.html · Patch
adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-13.html
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/140129 · US Government Resource
redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0144.html
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043A.html · US Government Resource
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1966/references
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9928

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