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Acrobat ReaderApplication · Adobe

CVE-2015-3070

HIGH · 10.0 CVSS v2.0 Published 2015-05-13
Patch available
A vendor patch is available. No clean upgrade release — apply the published patch.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click Patch available

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 · unedited
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.14 and 11.x before 11.0.11 on Windows and OS X allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-9161, CVE-2015-3046, CVE-2015-3049, CVE-2015-3050, CVE-2015-3051, CVE-2015-3052, CVE-2015-3056, CVE-2015-3057, and CVE-2015-3076.

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 confidence

A critical memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.14 and 11.x before 11.0.11 on Windows and OS X allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.

MitigationImmediately update Adobe Reader and Acrobat to version 10.1.14 or later (for 10.x) and 11.0.11 or later (for 11.x). Until patches are applied, disable JavaScript in Adobe settings and exercise caution with PDF files from untrusted sources.

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
Acrobat ReaderApplication
Affected:= 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= 10.1.11
Mac Os XOperating system
Affected:all versions
WindowsOperating system
Affected:all versions
AcrobatApplication
Affected:= 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= 10.1.11

CVSS 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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check if Adobe Reader is installed
    On Windows, look in Program Files/Adobe or check Add/Remove Programs. On macOS, check /Applications for Adobe Reader.app. Alternatively, run 'Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\* | Select-Object DisplayName, DisplayVersion' (Windows) or 'ls /Applications | grep -i adobe' (macOS).
    Affected if Adobe Reader or Acrobat is found on the system
  2. Determine the installed Adobe Reader version
    Open Adobe Reader, go to Help > About Adobe Reader. On Windows, you can also right-click the Adobe Reader shortcut and select Properties to view the version. On macOS, right-click the app and select Get Info.
    Affected if The displayed version is 10.x (before 10.1.14) or 11.x (before 11.0.11)
  3. Determine the installed Adobe Acrobat version
    Open Adobe Acrobat, go to Help > About Adobe Acrobat. Check Add/Remove Programs on Windows or use Get Info on macOS for the Acrobat application.
    Affected if The displayed version is 10.x (before 10.1.14) or 11.x (before 11.0.11)
  4. Verify the exact version number against affected ranges
    Compare your installed version number to the affected ranges: 10.1.0 through 10.1.13 (any version before 10.1.14 in the 10.x line) and 11.0.0 through 11.0.10 (any version before 11.0.11 in the 11.x line).
    Affected if The installed version falls within 10.1.0-10.1.13 or 11.0.0-11.0.10

The system is affected if Adobe Reader or Acrobat version 10.x is below 10.1.14 or version 11.x is below 11.0.11 on Windows or macOS.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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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 · scoped
Patch available Apply the vendor patch
Vendor patch helpx.adobe.com →
Interim mitigation

Immediately update Adobe Reader and Acrobat to version 10.1.14 or later (for 10.x) and 11.0.11 or later (for 11.x). Until patches are applied, disable JavaScript in Adobe settings and exercise caution with PDF files from untrusted sources.

Recommended fix High confidence

Adobe Reader/Acrobat 10.1.14 or 11.0.11 (depending on installed major version)

  1. 1. Check current Adobe Reader or Acrobat version by opening the application and navigating to Help > About Adobe Reader (or About Adobe Acrobat)
  2. 2. For Adobe Reader 10.x users: Download and install Adobe Reader 10.1.14 from the Adobe website
  3. 3. For Adobe Reader 11.x users: Download and install Adobe Reader 11.0.11 from the Adobe website
  4. 4. For Adobe Acrobat 10.x users: Download and install Acrobat 10.1.14 from the Adobe website
  5. 5. For Adobe Acrobat 11.x users: Download and install Acrobat 11.0.11 from the Adobe website
  6. 6. Restart the application and verify the version matches the target fixed release
  7. 7. Ensure Windows or Mac OS X is also updated with latest system security patches
Caveat None documented for this security update; standard update installation should be straightforward

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Acrobat Reader Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
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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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