Stack-based buffer overflow in the Adobe Download Manager before 2.2 allows remote…
Priority MEDIUM 46Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- 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
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Adobe Download Manager before 2.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long section name in the dm.ini file, which is populated via an AOM file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.15566 96th percentileScored 2026-11-08
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-5856
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c9j7-w5qx-fvjx
References
Patch 2
Advisory 1
More Adobe Download Manager vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-02706 Download Manager < 3.2.55 - Admin+ Arbitrary File/Folder Access via Path Traversal CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.9
- TI-2019-05744 Incorrect permission assignment in Adobe Download Manager CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2010-00184 A certain ActiveX control in NOS Microsystems getPlus Download Manager (aka DLM or… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2020-07775 Command injection in Adobe Download Manager CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2006-5856 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-5856 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c9j7-w5qx-fvjx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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