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CVE-2015-5108

HIGH · 10.0 CVSS v2.0 Published 2015-07-15
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 10.1.15 / 11.0.12 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
Integer 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-2015-5097 and CVE-2015-5109.

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

Integer overflow vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. The overflow occurs in the arithmetic handling within the software, where insufficient bounds checking can cause memory corruption that may be leveraged for code execution.

MitigationApply the vendor patches: update Adobe Reader/Acrobat 10.x to 10.1.15 or later, 11.x to 11.0.12 or later, DC Classic to 2015.006.30060 or later, and DC Continuous to 2015.008.20082 or later.

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, < 10.1.15>= 11.0.0, < 11.0.12
Acrobat DcApplication
Affected:>= 15.006.30033, < 15.006.30060>= 15.007.20033, < 15.008.20082
Acrobat ReaderApplication
Affected:>= 10.0, < 10.1.15>= 11.0.0, < 11.0.12
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

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  1. Identify installed Adobe product
    Open Adobe Reader or Acrobat, go to Help > About Adobe [Product], or right-click the application executable and select Properties > Details to view the version number
    Affected if The product is Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat (including DC variants)
  2. Determine exact version number
    Note the full version string displayed (for example, 10.1.12 or 15.006.30033)
    Affected if A version is displayed showing the installed release
  3. Check if version is in affected range for 10.x/11.x
    Compare your version to: 10.0 to 10.1.14 (10.x), or 11.0.0 to 11.0.11 (11.x). Any version >= 10.0 but < 10.1.15, or >= 11.0.0 but < 11.0.12 is vulnerable.
    Affected if Installed version falls within 10.0 <= version < 10.1.15 OR 11.0.0 <= version < 11.0.12
  4. Check if version is in affected range for DC Classic
    Compare your version to the DC Classic range: version >= 15.006.30033 but < 15.006.30060
    Affected if Installed DC Classic version is 15.006.30033 through 15.006.30059
  5. Check if version is in affected range for DC Continuous
    Compare your version to the DC Continuous range: version >= 15.007.20033 but < 15.008.20082
    Affected if Installed DC Continuous version is 15.007.20033 through 15.008.20081

You are affected if the installed Adobe Reader or Acrobat version matches any of the four vulnerable ranges: 10.x (< 10.1.15), 11.x (< 11.0.12), DC Classic (< 15.006.30060), or DC Continuous (< 15.008.20082).

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 10.1.15 / 11.0.12 / 15.006.30060 or later
Fixed in 10.1.1511.0.1215.006.30060
Vendor patch helpx.adobe.com →
Interim mitigation

Apply the vendor patches: update Adobe Reader/Acrobat 10.x to 10.1.15 or later, 11.x to 11.0.12 or later, DC Classic to 2015.006.30060 or later, and DC Continuous to 2015.008.20082 or later.

Recommended fix High confidence

10.1.15 (10.x), 11.0.12 (11.x), 2015.006.30060 (DC Classic), 2015.008.20082 (DC Continuous)

  1. 1. Identify the currently installed Adobe Acrobat or Reader version by navigating to Help > About (or using the built-in version checker)
  2. 2. Based on the installed product line, download the appropriate fixed version from Adobe's official security advisory page at https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/reader/apsb15-15.html
  3. 3. For Acrobat/Reader 10.x, upgrade to version 10.1.15 or later
  4. 4. For Acrobat/Reader 11.x, upgrade to version 11.0.12 or later
  5. 5. For Acrobat/Reader DC Classic, upgrade to version 2015.006.30060 or later
  6. 6. For Acrobat/Reader DC Continuous, upgrade to version 2015.008.20082 or later
  7. 7. Apply the update using standard Adobe installation procedures (or enterprise deployment tools if applicable)
  8. 8. Verify the update was successful by checking the version number post-installation
Caveat Adobe updates may include feature changes; test critical workflows in a staging environment 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
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing4.0 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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