Two vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2010-0186 CVE-2010-0188 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-264 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | Vulnerability #2 is being exploited in the wild. |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Adobe Acrobat Client/Desktop applications / Office applications Adobe Reader Client/Desktop applications / Office applications |
| Vendor | Adobe |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Denial of service
EUVDB-ID: #VU6150
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-0186
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause denial of service (DoS) on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper permissions control. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted Web site, bypass cross-domain sandbox controls and send unauthorized cross-domain requests to cause the application to crash.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in denial of service.
MitigationUpdate Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat 8.x to version 8.2.1.
Update Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat 9.x to version 9.3.1.
Adobe Acrobat: 8.0 - 9.3.1
Adobe Reader: 8.0 - 9.3.1
External linkshttp://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-07.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website or open a file.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Arbitrary code execution
EUVDB-ID: #VU6151
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 9.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-0188
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper permissions control. A remote attacker can gain elevated privileges, cause the target application to crash or even execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in arbitrary code execution.
Update Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat 8.x to version 8.2.1.
Update Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat 9.x to version 9.3.1.
Adobe Acrobat: 8.0 - 9.3.1
Adobe Reader: 8.0 - 9.3.1
External linkshttp://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-07.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website or open a file.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.
