CVE-2006-5856

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 14.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-12-06 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Adobe Download Manager before 2.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long section name in the dm.ini file, which is populated via an AOM file.

Affected products

Adobe Download Manager: through 2.1

References

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-December/051114.html
http://research.eeye.com/html/advisories/published/AD20061205.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/23233
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017340
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb06-19.html
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/448569
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453636/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453755/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21453
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4867
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-044/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30742

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