Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 3, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-6236
CVE-2006-6236
Description
Adobe Reader (Adobe Acrobat Reader) 7.0 through 7.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long argument string to the (1) src, (2) setPageMode, (3) setLayoutMode, and (4) setNamedDest methods in an AcroPDF ActiveX control, a different set of vectors than CVE-2006-6027.
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Affected products
10cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 9 more
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 7.0 through 7.0.8
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
11- www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa06-02.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/21338nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/23138nvdVendor Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/198908nvdUS Government Resource
- research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20061128.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453579/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/21813nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4751nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30574nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31167nvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3040nvd
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