CVE-2006-3453

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Published Jul 13, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 5.1 Medium EPSS 6.8% KEV · Not listed

Description

Buffer overflow in Adobe Acrobat 6.0 to 6.0.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors in a document that triggers the overflow when it is distilled to PDF.

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:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.4:::::::*

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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 High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 6.8% (6.751% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/21014
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016477
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb06-09.html
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/167228
http://www.osvdb.org/27156
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18943
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2759
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27676

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Adobe Acrobat

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 6:30 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jul 13, 2006, 5:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 6:30 PM
Reserved: Jul 7, 2006, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:27 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 13, 2006, 5:05 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:27 PM

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