Buffer overflow in the ActiveX component (pdf.ocx) for Adobe Acrobat 5.0.5 and Acrobat…
Priority MEDIUM 43Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Buffer overflow in the ActiveX component (pdf.ocx) for Adobe Acrobat 5.0.5 and Acrobat Reader, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a URI for a PDF file with a null terminator (%00) followed by a long string.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.07068 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 11
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | Adobe |
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.5 | Vulnerable | Adobe |
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | Adobe |
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.1 | Vulnerable | Adobe |
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.2 | Vulnerable | Adobe |
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | Adobe |
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.5 | Vulnerable | Adobe |
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1 | Vulnerable | Adobe |
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | Adobe |
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.1 | Vulnerable | Adobe |
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.5 Vulnerable ·Adobe
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.1 Vulnerable ·Adobe
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.2 Vulnerable ·Adobe
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.5 Vulnerable ·Adobe
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 Vulnerable ·Adobe
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.1 Vulnerable ·Adobe
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0629
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xhv2-33qj-qmwc
References
More Adobe Acrobat vulnerabilities
- TI-2014-00524 Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.11 and 11.x before 11.0.08 on Windows allow… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2013-02915 Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.5, 10.x before 10.1.7, and 11.x before 11.0.03… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2013-02389 Integer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.5, 10.x before 10.1.7, and… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2011-02156 Unspecified vulnerability in the U3D component in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.1.1 and… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-09626 Adobe Acrobat Reader use after free vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-04123 Acrobat Reader DC Heap-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Could Lead To Arbitrary Code Execution KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2004-0629 · CVE Program
- CVE-2004-0629 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xhv2-33qj-qmwc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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