# CVE-2007-0046: Use after free in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a double free vulnerability in the Adobe Acrobat Reader Plugin triggered by JavaScript URIs.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **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 available:** Yes
- **Published:** 3 Jan 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q78c-5c63-6wq4

## What is CVE-2007-0046?

CVE-2007-0046 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Reader, published on 3 Jan 2007. 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

Double free vulnerability in the Adobe Acrobat Reader Plugin before 8.0.0, as used in Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.7, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by causing an error via a javascript: URI call to document.write in the (1) FDF, (2) XML, or (3) XFDF AJAX request parameters.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0046?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Adobe Acrobat Reader.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-0046?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2007-0046 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-0046 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Adobe Acrobat Reader Plugin 7.0.x - 'acroreader' Cross-Site Scripting (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat Reader

- [CVE-2009-0927](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0927/): Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat Stack-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2014-0511](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0511/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2014-0512](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0512/): Security feature bypass in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-1152](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1152/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-1153](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1153/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-0046 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-0046 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Reader, published on 3 Jan 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-0046 exists.

Affected product: Adobe Acrobat Reader. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0046/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0046/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-0046
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0046
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-0046

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0046/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.