FKIE_CVE-2004-0632

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2004-07-27 04:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:06
Severity
Summary
Adobe Reader 6.0 does not properly handle null characters when splitting a filename path into components, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a file with a long extension that is not normally handled by Reader, triggering a buffer overflow.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/330527.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/34222.htm
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=116&type=vulnerabilities
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16667
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/330527.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/34222.htm
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=116&type=vulnerabilities
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16667
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
adobe acrobat 6.0
adobe acrobat 6.0.1
adobe acrobat_reader 6.0
adobe acrobat_reader 6.0.1
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