CVE-2006-6236 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via long arguments in Adobe Reader ActiveX control methods.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-6236?
CVE-2006-6236 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Reader, published on 3 Dec 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6236?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Acrobat Reader.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6236?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6236 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2006-6236 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6236 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat Reader
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fgmp-qcpg-37v3.