CVE-2004-0194

Adobe Reader 5.1 - XFDF Buffer Overflow (SEH)

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Stack-based buffer overflow in the OutputDebugString function for Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PDF document with XML Forms Data Format (XFDF) data.

Desbordamiento de búfer basado en la pila en la función OutputDebugString de Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.1 permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar código arbitraro mediante un documento PDF con datos XML Forms Data Format (XFDF).

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

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

2004-03-04 CVE Reserved
2004-03-29 CVE Published
2011-07-04 First Exploit
2024-08-08 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CAPEC

References (7)

URL	Tag	Source
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-March/018227.html	Mailing List
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107842545022724&w=2	Mailing List
http://www.osvdb.org/4135	Vdb Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15384	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17488	2011-07-04

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.nextgenss.com/advisories/adobexfdf.txt	2017-10-10
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9802	2017-10-10

URL	Date	SRC

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"				5.1 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat Reader" and version "5.1"		-		Affected