#VU6150 Denial of service in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader - CVE-2010-0186 

 

#VU6150 Denial of service in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader - CVE-2010-0186

Published: March 22, 2017 / Updated: March 22, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU6150
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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
Vulnerable software:
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Reader
Software vendor:
Adobe

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.


Remediation

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.

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