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CVE-1999-1576

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 12.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 1999-09-27 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in Adobe Acrobat ActiveX control (pdf.ocx, PDF.PdfCtrl.1) 1.3.188 for Acrobat Reader 4.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the pdf.setview method.

Affected products

• Adobe Acrobat Reader: 4.0

References

• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/25919
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/28719
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/666
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3318
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/25919
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/28719
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/666
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3318

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