CVE-2015-3069
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 · uneditedAdobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.14 and 11.x before 11.0.11 on Windows and OS X allow attackers to bypass intended restrictions on JavaScript API execution via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-3060, CVE-2015-3061, CVE-2015-3062, CVE-2015-3063, CVE-2015-3064, CVE-2015-3065, CVE-2015-3066, CVE-2015-3067, CVE-2015-3068, CVE-2015-3071, CVE-2015-3072, CVE-2015-3073, and CVE-2015-3074.
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 confidenceAdobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.14 and 11.x before 11.0.11 on Windows and OS X contain a security vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass intended restrictions on JavaScript API execution, potentially enabling arbitrary code execution through unspecified 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= 10.1.0= 10.1.1= 10.1.2= 10.1.3= 10.1.4= 10.1.5= 10.1.6= 10.1.7= 10.1.8= 10.1.9= 10.1.10= 10.1.11all versionsall versions= 10.1.0= 10.1.1= 10.1.2= 10.1.3= 10.1.4= 10.1.5= 10.1.6= 10.1.7= 10.1.8= 10.1.9= 10.1.10= 10.1.11CVSS 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
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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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Identify installed Adobe productOpen Adobe Reader or Acrobat, go to Help > About (or About Adobe Acrobat/Reader). Note the exact version number displayed.Affected if The product is Adobe Reader or Acrobat version 10.x or 11.x
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Check Adobe Reader version against affected rangeCompare the installed Reader version to: 10.1.0 through 10.1.13 (10.x series before 10.1.14), or 11.0.0 through 11.0.10 (11.x series before 11.0.11).Affected if Version falls within 10.1.0-10.1.13 or 11.0.0-11.0.10
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Check Adobe Acrobat version against affected rangeCompare the installed Acrobat version to: 10.1.0 through 10.1.13 (10.x series before 10.1.14), or 11.0.0 through 11.0.10 (11.x series before 11.0.11).Affected if Version falls within 10.1.0-10.1.13 or 11.0.0-11.0.10
You are affected if Adobe Reader or Acrobat 10.x is below 10.1.14, or 11.x is below 11.0.11, on Windows or OS X.
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 · scopedUpdate Adobe Reader and Acrobat to version 10.1.14 or higher for 10.x, or 11.0.11 or higher for 11.x to remediate this vulnerability.
Adobe Reader/Acrobat 10.1.14 or 11.0.11 (or later)
- Open Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat
- Navigate to Help > Check for Updates or use the Help menu to check for available updates
- Allow the application to check for and download the latest updates
- Install the updates, which will upgrade to version 10.1.14 (for 10.x versions) or 11.0.11 (for 11.x versions)
- Restart the application and verify the version by going to Help > About Adobe Reader/Acrobat
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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2015-3069 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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