CVE-2010-0188
Adobe Reader and Acrobat Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Adobe Reader and AcrobatApplications & CMS
CVSS
7.8HighExploit odds (EPSS)88.2%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed inNone listedNo source names a fixed version. Check the vendor advisory below
CISA required actionApply updates per vendor instructions. CISA KEV
What fixes it
No source in this snapshot names a fixed version. The vendor advisories under References are the place to check.
Timeline
- 16 Feb 2010Exploit code publicMetasploit
- 21 Feb 2010, 17:00 UTCPublishedCVE List
- 3 Mar 2022Added to CISA KEVCISA KEV
Public exploit code and templates 5
- Exploit moduleAdobe Acrobat Bundled LibTIFF Integer Overflow 16 Feb 2010Metasploit
- Local exploitAdobe Acrobat - Bundled LibTIFF Integer Overflow (Metasploit) 25 Sep 2010Exploit-DB
- Local exploitAdobe Reader PDF - LibTiff Integer Overflow Code Execution 17 Mar 2010Exploit-DB
- Remote exploitApple iOS Mobile Mail - LibTIFF Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) 9 Oct 2012Exploit-DB
- Remote exploitApple iOS Mobile Safari - LibTIFF Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) 9 Oct 2012Exploit-DB
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Description
Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Text from CVE List
Affected versions 1
- n/aaffected: n/aCVE List
References 4
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8697Advisoryvia CVE List
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0188Referencevia CISA KEV
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56297Referencevia CVE List
- cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-0188Referencevia CVE List