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CVE-2004-0632

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 7.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2004-07-27 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Adobe Reader 6.0 does not properly handle null characters when splitting a filename path into components, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a file with a long extension that is not normally handled by Reader, triggering a buffer overflow.

Affected products

• Adobe Acrobat for Edge: 6.0, 6.0.1
• Adobe Acrobat Reader: 6.0, 6.0.1

References

• http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/330527.html
• http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/34222.htm
• http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=116&type=vulnerabilities
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16667
• http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/330527.html
• http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/34222.htm
• http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=116&type=vulnerabilities
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16667

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