CVE-2004-0632 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Adobe Reader 6.0 does not properly handle null characters wh)
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.
| CVE ID | CVE-2004-0632 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.5 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2004-07-27 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| 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. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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