CVE-2005-0492

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Published Feb 21, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 2.6 Low EPSS 1.8% KEV · Not listed

Description

Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0.3 and 7.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a PDF file that contains a negative Count value in the root page node.

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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-0493	Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0.3 and 7.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a PDF file that contains a negative Count value in the root page node.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.8% (1.795% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110879063511486&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/14813
http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/331468.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0310
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19946

History

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Subscriptions

Adobe Acrobat Reader

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 9:13 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 21, 2005, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 9:13 PM
Reserved: Feb 21, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:11 PM

Status: Modified
Published: May 2, 2005, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:11 PM

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