CVE-2006-5856 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2006-12-06

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: 56.7% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:adobe:download_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.56658.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-December/051114.html
http://research.eeye.com/html/advisories/published/AD20061205.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/23233
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017340
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb06-19.html
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/448569
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453636/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453755/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21453
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4867
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-044/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30742

History

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Subscriptions

Adobe Download Manager

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-12-06T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T20:04:55.685Z

Reserved: 2006-11-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-5856

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-12-06T19:28:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2006-5856

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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