CVE-2004-0632

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Published Jul 16, 2004 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 7.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.1:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 7.2% (7.237% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/330527.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/34222.htm
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=116&type=vulnerabilities
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16667

History

Jul 13, 2025 1:45 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.20025}`	epss `{'score': 0.23152}`

Subscriptions

Adobe Acrobat Acrobat Reader

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 12:24 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jul 16, 2004, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 12:24 AM
Reserved: Jul 7, 2004, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:06 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 27, 2004, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:06 PM

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