Stack-based buffer overflow in Adobe Download Manager - CVE-2006-5856

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Stack-based buffer overflow in Adobe Download Manager - CVE-2006-5856

Published: October 15, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU21803
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2006-5856
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Adobe
Affected software:
Adobe Download Manager

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing long string from the dm.ini file, which is populated via an AOM file. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trick the nvictim into visiting a malicious website, trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


How to mitigate CVE-2006-5856

Install update from vendor's website.

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