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CVE-2015-5098

HIGH · 10.0 CVSS v2.0 Published 2015-07-15
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 15.006.30060 / 15.008.20082 or later.
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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
Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.15 and 11.x before 11.0.12, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 2015.006.30060, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 2015.008.20082 on Windows and OS X allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5096 and CVE-2015-5105.

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 · high confidence

Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.15 and 11.x before 11.0.12, plus DC Classic before 2015.006.30060 and DC Continuous before 2015.008.20082 on Windows and OS X allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

MitigationApply vendor patches: upgrade to 10.1.15 or later for 10.x, 11.0.12 or later for 11.x, 2015.006.30060+ for DC Classic, or 2015.008.20082+ for DC Continuous.

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
AcrobatApplication
Affected:>= 10.0, <= 10.1.14>= 11.0.0, <= 11.0.11
Acrobat DcApplication
Affected:>= 15.006.30033, < 15.006.30060>= 15.007.20033, < 15.008.20082
Acrobat ReaderApplication
Affected:>= 10.0, <= 10.1.14>= 11.0.0, <= 11.0.11
Acrobat Reader DcApplication
Affected:>= 15.006.30033, < 15.006.30060>= 15.007.20033, < 15.008.20082

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. Identify installed Adobe PDF product
    On Windows, open Registry Editor and navigate to HKLM\SOFTWARE\Adobe or HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Adobe to find Acrobat or Reader. On macOS, check /Applications for Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader.
    Affected if Neither Adobe Acrobat nor Adobe Reader is installed on the system
  2. Retrieve the installed version number
    On Windows, locate the Version or VersionNumber value in the product registry key. On macOS, right-click the application in Applications, select Get Info, and read the Version field.
    Affected if Unable to determine the installed version number
  3. Map version to product track
    Identify whether the installation is standard Acrobat/Reader (10.x or 11.x) or DC (Continuous or Classic) by examining the version number format.
    Affected if Version number format does not match any known track (10.x, 11.x, or DC)
  4. Compare version against affected ranges
    Check if standard version is 10.0 through 10.1.14, or 11.0.0 through 11.0.11. For DC Classic, check 15.006.30033 through 15.006.30059. For DC Continuous, check 15.007.20033 through 15.008.20081.
    Affected if Installed version falls within any of the affected ranges listed

If Adobe Acrobat or Reader is installed and its version matches 10.0-10.1.14, 11.0.0-11.0.11, DC Classic 15.006.30033-15.006.30059, or DC Continuous 15.007.20033-15.008.20081, the environment is affected.

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
Upgrade available Upgrade to 15.006.30060 / 15.008.20082 or later
Fixed in 15.006.3006015.008.20082
Vendor patch helpx.adobe.com →
Interim mitigation

Apply vendor patches: upgrade to 10.1.15 or later for 10.x, 11.0.12 or later for 11.x, 2015.006.30060+ for DC Classic, or 2015.008.20082+ for DC Continuous.

Recommended fix High confidence

Acrobat 10.x: upgrade to 10.1.15 or later | Acrobat 11.x: upgrade to 11.0.12 or later | Acrobat/Reader DC Classic: upgrade to 15.006.30060 or later | Acrobat/Reader DC Continuous: upgrade to 2015.008.20082 or later

  1. 1. Open Adobe Acrobat Reader or Adobe Acrobat.
  2. 2. Navigate to Help > Check for Updates (or Help > About Adobe Acrobat Reader/Acrobat).
  3. 3. Download and install the available security updates.
  4. 4. Alternatively, download the latest versions directly from https://get.adobe.com/reader/ (for Reader) or https://get.adobe.com/acrobat/ (for Acrobat).
  5. 5. Verify the installed version matches or exceeds the fixed version for your product line.
Caveat Standard Adobe update considerations apply - ensure compatibility with existing workflows and plugins before deploying enterprise-wide

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

Fix this in Acrobat Scoped from the published advisory
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