Skip to main content
ExploitedIn CISA KEVFix available

CVE-2007-5659

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2022-06-08 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · kevintel.

  • Published2008-02-12
  • Fixed in8.1.2
  • WeaknessCWE-120

Am I affected?

With a domain, we read the version its public headers and pages expose. A distribution build can carry the fix under an older number.

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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2008-02-1219:00CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2022-06-08Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
  3. 2022-06-08Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  4. 2022-06-08Exploitation first reportedCISA KEV
  5. 2025-02-0714:17SSVC exploitation set to activeCISA-ADP
  6. 2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
Block these indicators
  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2007-5659?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2007-5659?format=csv
  • TAXII collection of exploited CVEs
  • The EDL and CSV take an API key on the Pro plan.

Versions per branch

NVD
Adobe acrobat
BranchAffectedFixed in
8.1< 8.1.28.1.2
Adobe acrobat reader
BranchAffectedFixed in
8.1< 8.1.28.1.2

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Adobe acrobat to 8.1.2
  2. CISA’s required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.due 2022-06-22

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
2022-06-08
Patch Due Date
2022-06-22
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Sources

  • CISA KEVKEV entry2022-06-08
  • GCVEexploitation2022-06-08
  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionactive2025-02-07
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionactive—
  • CISA-ADPCVSS 3.17.82025-02-07
  • NVDCVSS 3.17.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.09.3read 2026-10-23
  • CISA-ADPweakness (CWE)CWE-1202025-02-07
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-120read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score87.4 %read 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2008-02-12
Last Modified
2026-06-16
NVD status
Analyzed

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-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.

Is CVE-2007-5659 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2007-5659 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 2022-06-22.

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

CVE-2007-5659 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Hear about the next vulnerability in your software

Surveillance reads the versions in your stack — a domain, a lockfile or a list — checks each CVE against the ranges its sources publish, and alerts you when one you run is exploited or enters CISA KEV. A version it cannot read stays « version not verified ».

Get alerts for this productCISA KEV additions, June 2022Search CVEs

No credit card required · No monthly cap on website lookups · 250 API requests/month

Go further

Related vulnerabilities

Same product first, then the same vendor advisory and the same publication week.

Back to CVE Database