FKIE_CVE-2006-6236

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2006-12-03 19:28 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:32
Severity
Summary
Adobe Reader (Adobe Acrobat Reader) 7.0 through 7.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long argument string to the (1) src, (2) setPageMode, (3) setLayoutMode, and (4) setNamedDest methods in an AcroPDF ActiveX control, a different set of vectors than CVE-2006-6027.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20061128.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/23138Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa06-02.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/198908US Government Resource
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453579/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21338Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21813
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4751
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30574
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31167
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3040
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20061128.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/23138Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa06-02.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/198908US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453579/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21338Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21813
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4751
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30574
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31167
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3040
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
adobe acrobat_reader 7.0
adobe acrobat_reader 7.0.1
adobe acrobat_reader 7.0.2
adobe acrobat_reader 7.0.3
adobe acrobat_reader 7.0.4
adobe acrobat_reader 7.0.5
adobe acrobat_reader 7.0.6
adobe acrobat_reader 7.0.7
adobe acrobat_reader 7.0.8
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  "id": "CVE-2006-6236",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:32:44.147",
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        "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
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          "accessComplexity": "MEDIUM",
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "COMPLETE",
          "baseScore": 9.3,
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          "integrityImpact": "COMPLETE",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
          "version": "2.0"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 8.6,
        "impactScore": 10.0,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": true,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
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