Input validation error in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader - CVE-2010-0193
Published: January 16, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU4606
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-0193
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Adobe
Affected software:
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Reader
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing PDF files in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3.2, and 8.x before 8.2.2 on Windows and Mac OS X. A remote attacker can create a specially specially crafted PDF file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability will result in system compromise.
How to mitigate CVE-2010-0193
The vendor has issued the following versions to address this vulnerability: 9.3.2, 8.2.2