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CVE-2003-05081 exploit

Buffer overflow in the WWWLaunchNetscape function of Adobe Acrobat Reader (acroread) 5.0.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute a…

Published 23 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
7.0%
percentile 94%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Buffer overflow in the WWWLaunchNetscape function of Adobe Acrobat Reader (acroread) 5.0.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .pdf file with a long mailto link.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

6.99% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-22846 Adobe Unix Acrobat Reader 4.0/5.0 - WWWLaunchNetscape Buffer Overflow · dos · 2003-07-01

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=105785749721291&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=105709569312583&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred

Sources

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