CVE-2005-2470 (GCVE-0-2005-2470)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2005-08-16 04:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 22:30
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Buffer overflow in a "core application plug-in" for Adobe Reader 5.1 through 7.0.2 and Acrobat 5.0 through 7.0.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
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|---|---|
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-750.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
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| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14603 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-20050… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1014712 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/896220 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VN |
| http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/321644.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1434 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/16466 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
Date Public
2005-08-16 00:00
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