Arbitrary code execution in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2010-0188
Published: March 22, 2017 / Updated: November 20, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6151
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-0188
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerability details
The 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.
Affected software
Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Adobe Acrobat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
How to mitigate CVE-2010-0188
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.
Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes
- Exploit #1132 - Apple iOS Mobile Mail - LibTIFF Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (March 18, 2020)
- Exploit #1133 - Apple iOS Mobile Safari - LibTIFF Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (March 18, 2020)
- Exploit #1134 - Adobe Acrobat - Bundled LibTIFF Integer Overflow (Metasploit) (March 18, 2020)
- Exploit #1135 - Adobe Reader PDF - LibTiff Integer Overflow Code Execution (March 18, 2020)
- Exploit #1645 - Adobe Acrobat Bundled LibTIFF Integer Overflow (March 18, 2020)