CVE-2010-0188
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedUnspecified 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.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceUnspecified 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.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data>= 8.0, < 8.2.1>= 9.0, < 9.3.1>= 8.0, < 8.2.1>= 9.0, < 9.3.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Adobe Acrobat or Reader is installedCheck Program Files for Adobe Acrobat (acrobat.exe) or Adobe Reader (acrord32.exe or AcroRd32.exe), or look in Windows Add/Remove ProgramsAffected if Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader is present on the system
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Locate the executable version informationRight-click the Adobe executable in Program Files, select Properties, and view the Details tab for the Product Version; or launch the application and go to Help > About Adobe Acrobat/ReaderAffected if The application can be launched and its version read
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Compare the installed version against affected rangesMatch the product version to the vulnerable ranges: 8.0.0 to 8.2.0 (any 8.x version below 8.2.1) or 9.0.0 to 9.3.0 (any 9.x version below 9.3.1)Affected if Installed version is 8.x where x is less than 2.1, or 9.x where x is less than 3.1
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Confirm the exact version numberRead the full version string (for example, 9.0.0, 8.1.2, or 9.2.0) from the Properties Details tab or About dialogAffected if Version is less than 8.2.1 for 8.x branch or less than 9.3.1 for 9.x branch
The system is affected if Adobe Acrobat or Reader is installed with a version between 8.0 and 8.2.1 (exclusive) or between 9.0 and 9.3.1 (exclusive).
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped8.2.19.3.1
Update Adobe Reader and Acrobat to version 8.2.1 or later (for 8.x) or 9.3.1 or later (for 9.x) to remediate this vulnerability.
Adobe Acrobat/Reader 8.2.1 or higher, or 9.3.1 or higher
- 1. Determine the currently installed Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader version by opening the application and navigating to Help > About Adobe Acrobat/Reader
- 2. If version is 8.x (8.0 through 8.2.0), download and install Adobe Acrobat/Reader version 8.2.1 or later from the Adobe website
- 3. If version is 9.x (9.0 through 9.3.0), download and install Adobe Acrobat/Reader version 9.3.1 or later from the Adobe website
- 4. Verify the installation completed successfully by checking the version again
- 5. Ensure the software auto-update feature is enabled to receive future security patches
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2010-0188 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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