CVE-2007-5666

acroread JavaScript Insecure Libary Search Path

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.1.1 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a malicious Security Provider library in the reader's current working directory. NOTE: this issue might be subsumed by CVE-2008-0655.

Vulnerabilidad de ruta de búsqueda no confiable en Adobe Reader y Acrobat 8.1.1 y anteriores permite a usuarios locales ejecutar código de su elección a través de una librería maliciosa del proveedor de Seguridad en el directorio de trabajo actual de los lectores. NOTA: este asunto podría estar subsumido por CVE-2008-0655.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2007-10-23 CVE Reserved
2008-02-12 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2025-04-03 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CAPEC

References (14)

URL	Tag	Source
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=655	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29205	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30840	Third Party Advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-13.html	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043A.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1966/references	Vdb Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11161	Signature

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa08-01.html	2017-09-29

URL	Date	SRC
http://secunia.com/advisories/29065	2017-09-29
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-01.xml	2017-09-29
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239286-1	2017-09-29
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0144.html	2017-09-29
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-5666	2008-02-22
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=432632	2008-02-22

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 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat"				<= 8.1.1 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat" and version " <= 8.1.1"		-		Affected
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"		Acrobat Reader Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat Reader"				<= 8.1.1 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat Reader" and version " <= 8.1.1"		-		Affected