CVE-2006-5856
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 15.6%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.8 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- EPSS score
- 15.6% (97th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2006-5840)
- Published
- December 6, 2006
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-5840 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- adobe / download manager
References
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-December/051114.html
- http://research.eeye.com/html/advisories/published/AD20061205.html(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23233
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017340
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb06-19.html(Patch)
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/448569(US Government Resource)
- 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(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4867
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-044/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30742
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
Query CVEs from your AI assistant
The CVE/NVD Explorer brain answers CVE questions directly inside Claude, ChatGPT, or any MCP assistant — always up to date, no setup. Add it once and stop pasting advisories into chat.
Add the CVE brain