Denial of service in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader - CVE-2010-0186
Published: March 22, 2017 / Updated: March 22, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6150
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-0186
CWE-ID: CWE-264
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 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2010-0186
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.
Update Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat 9.x to version 9.3.1.