Vulnerability Details : CVE-2010-0188

Public exploit exists!
Used for ransomware!
Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.x before 8.2.1 and 9.x before 9.3.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.
Published 2010-02-22 13:00:02
Updated 2025-04-11 00:51:22
Source Adobe Systems Incorporated
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Execute codeDenial of service

Products affected by CVE-2010-0188

CVE-2010-0188 is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

This issue is known to have been leveraged as part of a ransomware campaign.
CISA vulnerability name:
Adobe Reader and Acrobat Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
CISA required action:
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA description:
Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Notes:
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0188
Added on 2022-03-03 Action due date 2022-03-24

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-0188

EPSS FAQ
92.47%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 100 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Metasploit modules for CVE-2010-0188

  • Adobe Acrobat Bundled LibTIFF Integer Overflow
    Disclosure Date: 2010-02-16
    First seen: 2020-04-26
    exploit/windows/fileformat/adobe_libtiff
    This module exploits an integer overflow vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat Professional versions 8.0 through 8.2 and 9.0 through 9.3. Authors: - Microsoft - villy <villys777@gmail.com> - jduck <jduck@metasploit.com>

CVSS scores for CVE-2010-0188

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
9.3
 HIGH AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
8.6
10.0
 NIST
7.8
 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1.8
5.9
 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 2025-02-04
7.8
 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1.8
5.9
 NIST 2024-07-16

References for CVE-2010-0188

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