CVE-2006-5856

CVSS Score Not Available

56.66%

MEDIUM RiskEPSS (98th percentile)

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.

Published: 12/6/2006

Modified: 4/9/2025

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EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

56.66%MEDIUM Exploitation Risk

98th percentile

This vulnerability has a 56.66% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.

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