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Acrobat ReaderApplication · Adobe

CVE-2015-3076

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-2015-3070.

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

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 denial of service via unspecified vectors.

MitigationUpdate Adobe Reader and Acrobat to version 10.1.14 or 11.0.11 or later. Apply the appropriate Adobe security patch APSB15-10.

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.

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  1. Check if Adobe Reader is installed
    On Windows, open Programs and Features or run 'wmic product get name,version'. On macOS, check /Applications for Adobe Reader or open Terminal and run 'ls /Applications | grep -i reader'.
    Affected if Adobe Reader is present on the system
  2. Check Adobe Reader version on Windows
    Open Adobe Reader, go to Help > About Adobe Reader, or run 'wmic product where "name like 'Adobe Reader%'" get version'.
    Affected if The displayed version is 10.1.0 through 10.1.11 (any 10.x version before 10.1.14) or any 11.x version before 11.0.11
  3. Check Adobe Reader version on macOS
    Open Terminal and run 'defaults read /Applications/Adobe\ Reader\ *.app/Contents/Info CFBundleShortVersionString' replacing * with the actual app folder name, or right-click the app in Finder and select Get Info.
    Affected if The version is 10.1.0 through 10.1.11 or any 11.x version before 11.0.11
  4. Check if Adobe Acrobat is installed and its version
    On Windows, run 'wmic product where "name like 'Adobe Acrobat%'" get version'. On macOS, check /Applications for Adobe Acrobat and get the version similarly to Reader.
    Affected if Adobe Acrobat version is 10.1.0 through 10.1.11 or any 11.x version before 11.0.11

A system is affected if Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat version 10.1.0-10.1.11 or version 11.x before 11.0.11 is installed 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

Update Adobe Reader and Acrobat to version 10.1.14 or 11.0.11 or later. Apply the appropriate Adobe security patch APSB15-10.

Recommended fix High confidence

Adobe Reader/Acrobat 10.1.14 or 11.0.11 (depending on major version branch in use)

  1. 1. Identify current Adobe Reader or Acrobat version by opening the application and navigating to Help > About Adobe Reader (or About Adobe Acrobat)
  2. 2. Note the installed version number (e.g., 10.1.x or 11.0.x)
  3. 3. If running Adobe Reader 10.x versions (10.1.0 through 10.1.13): download and install Adobe Reader 10.1.14 from the official Adobe website
  4. 4. If running Adobe Reader 11.x versions (11.0.0 through 11.0.10): download and install Adobe Reader 11.0.11 from the official Adobe website
  5. 5. If running Adobe Acrobat 10.x versions (10.1.0 through 10.1.13): download and install Adobe Acrobat 10.1.14 from the official Adobe website
  6. 6. If running Adobe Acrobat 11.x versions (11.0.0 through 11.0.10): download and install Adobe Acrobat 11.0.11 from the official Adobe website
  7. 7. Alternatively, use Adobe's automatic update feature (Help > Check for Updates) to receive the patched version
  8. 8. After installation, verify the version by checking Help > About to confirm the update was successful
Caveat Upgrading to newer minor versions typically has minimal breaking changes; however, ensure compatibility with any existing PDF plugins or workflows before deploying in production environments

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
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
16.0 hours of engineering $2,800
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