CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-2470

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in a core application plug-in for Adobe Reader 5.1 through 7.0.2 and Acrobat 5.0 through 7.0.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can remotely crash the application or take control of the victim's system, posing a risk of data loss and system integrity compromise.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately update Adobe Reader and Acrobat to the latest available version that fixes this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in a "core application plug-in" for Adobe Reader 5.1 through 7.0.2 and Acrobat 5.0 through 7.0.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS