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.

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.

EPSS: 0.882 (99.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Acrobat_reader
N/a — versions n/a

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2022-03-03. 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: 2022-03-24.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Known ransomware campaign use: yes.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

psirt@adobe.com (vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_VUPEN, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@adobe.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@adobe.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
psirt@adobe.com (Broken Link, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, vdb-entry)
psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
psirt@adobe.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID)
psirt@adobe.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, Broken Link)
psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, 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.