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CVE-1999-1576 Details

Description

Buffer overflow in Adobe Acrobat ActiveX control (pdf.ocx, PDF.PdfCtrl.1) 1.3.188 for Acrobat Reader 4.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the pdf.setview method.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3318	CVE
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/25919	CVE	US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/28719	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/666	CVE	ExploitPatch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3318	[email protected]
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/25919	[email protected]	US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/28719	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/666	[email protected]	ExploitPatch

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
NVD-CWE-Other	Weakness Not in a Standard CWE Category	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
adobe acrobat reader	4.0
CPE cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 16, 2026		[email protected]
Nov 20, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 11, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 1, 2004	Initial Analysis	[email protected]