CVE-2004-0194 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the OutputDebugString function for Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PDF document with XML Forms Data Format (XFDF) data.

Published: 2004-09-01

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 18.0% Moderate

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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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.18002.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-March/018227.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107842545022724&w=2
http://www.nextgenss.com/advisories/adobexfdf.txt
http://www.osvdb.org/4135
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9802
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15384

History

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Subscriptions

Adobe Acrobat Reader

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2004-09-01T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T00:10:03.989Z

Reserved: 2004-03-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2004-0194

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2004-03-29T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2004-0194

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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