#VU4615 Buffer overflow in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader - CVE-2010-0199
Published: January 16, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU4615
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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-2010-0199
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Reader
Software vendor:
Adobe
Adobe
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when processing PDF files in Adobe Reader and Acrobat. 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.Remediation
The vendor has issued the following versions to address this vulnerability: 9.3.2, 8.2.2