CVE-1999-1576

Adobe Acrobat ActiveX Control 1.3.188 - ActiveX Buffer Overflow

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Buffer overflow in Adobe Acrobat ActiveX control (pdf.ocx, PDF.PdfCtrl.1) 1.3.188 for Acrobat Reader 4.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the pdf.setview method.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 7.5

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

1999-09-27 CVE Published
1999-09-27 First Exploit
2005-04-21 CVE Reserved
2024-08-01 CVE Updated
2024-10-27 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/25919	Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3318	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19514	1999-09-27
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/666	2024-08-01

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/28719	2017-07-11

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"		Acrobat Reader Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat Reader"				4.0 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat Reader" and version "4.0"		-		Affected