CVE-2005-1306 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Adobe Reader control in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.0 and 7.0.1 allows remote attackers to determine the existence of files via Javascript containing XML script, aka the "XML External Entity vulnerability."

Published: 2005-06-15

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 14.5% Moderate

KEV: No

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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.1:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.14528.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/331710.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13962

History

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Subscriptions

Adobe Acrobat Acrobat Reader

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-06-15T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T21:44:06.170Z

Reserved: 2005-04-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-1306

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-06-15T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:12:48.993

Link: CVE-2005-1306

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-611
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

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