Vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat
CVE-2010-0188
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 · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.882 (99.8th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.882 · newest: 0.882 · change: 0.000
Affected products
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on . CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.
BOD 22-01 due date: .
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Known ransomware campaign use: yes.
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0399 (vdb-entry, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56297 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0114.html (vendor-advisory, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8697 (Broken Link, signature, vdb-entry)
- www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-07.html (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/38639 (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/38195 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- securitytracker.com/id (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- secunia.com/advisories/38915 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-0188?
- CVE-2010-0188 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2010-02-22.
- How severe is CVE-2010-0188?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2010-0188 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2010-0188 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-03), indicating it is being actively exploited. 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.