CVE-2006-6027

EXPLOITED

Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0-7.0.8 - Denial of Service and Possible Remote Code Execution via Long LoadFile Argument

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2006-6027 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV). EIP tracks 1 public exploit from researchers including Michal Bucko.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat 7.0 by leveraging a buffer overflow in the `LoadFile` method of the AcroPDF ActiveX control. It uses a long string argument to trigger the overflow, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.

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 LoadFile method in an AcroPDF ActiveX control.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Michal Bucko · htmldoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/29076

This exploit targets a vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat 7.0 by leveraging a buffer overflow in the `LoadFile` method of the AcroPDF ActiveX control. It uses a long string argument to trigger the overflow, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Adobe Acrobat 7.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Adobe Acrobat 7.0 installed · Internet Explorer to invoke the ActiveX control
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (10)

Core 10
Core References
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21155
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4751
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/23138
US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/198908
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30574
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017297
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453579/100/0/threaded

Scores

EPSS 0.6478
EPSS Percentile 98.5%

Details

VulnCheck KEV 2010-05-01
Status published
Products (9)
adobe/acrobat_reader 7.0
adobe/acrobat_reader 7.0.1
adobe/acrobat_reader 7.0.2
adobe/acrobat_reader 7.0.3
adobe/acrobat_reader 7.0.4
adobe/acrobat_reader 7.0.5
adobe/acrobat_reader 7.0.6
adobe/acrobat_reader 7.0.7
adobe/acrobat_reader 7.0.8
Published Nov 21, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026