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CVE-2015-5114

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
Use-after-free vulnerability 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-2015-4448, CVE-2015-5095, CVE-2015-5099, CVE-2015-5101, CVE-2015-5111, and CVE-2015-5113.

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

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. The memory corruption occurs when the software attempts to access memory that has already been freed, potentially enabling complete system compromise.

MitigationApply vendor-supplied patches to update Adobe Reader/Acrobat to versions 10.1.15 or later (10.x), 11.0.12 or later (11.x), 2015.006.30060 or later (DC Classic), or 2015.008.20082 or later (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, < 10.1.15>= 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. Verify Adobe Reader installation
    Check if AcroRd32.exe exists in typical installation paths such as C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader XX.X\Reader\ or look for Adobe Reader in Add/Remove Programs
    Affected if Adobe Reader is installed on the system
  2. Verify Adobe Acrobat installation
    Check if Acrobat.exe exists in typical installation paths such as C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat XX.X\Acrobat\ or look for Adobe Acrobat in Add/Remove Programs
    Affected if Adobe Acrobat is installed on the system
  3. Obtain Adobe Reader version
    Right-click on AcroRd32.exe, select Properties, then view the Product Version field in the Details tab. Alternatively, run: wmic product where "name like 'Adobe Reader%'" get name,version
    Affected if The version displayed is 10.0 through 10.1.14, or 11.0.0 through 11.0.11, or 15.006.30033 through 15.006.30059, or 15.007.20033 through 15.008.20081
  4. Obtain Adobe Acrobat version
    Right-click on Acrobat.exe, select Properties, then view the Product Version field in the Details tab. Alternatively, run: wmic product where "name like 'Adobe Acrobat%'" get name,version
    Affected if The version displayed is 10.0 through 10.1.14, or 11.0.0 through 11.0.11, or 15.006.30033 through 15.006.30059, or 15.007.20033 through 15.008.20081

You are affected if Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat is installed and the installed version falls within any of the affected ranges: 10.0 to 10.1.14, 11.0.0 to 11.0.11, 15.006.30033 to 15.006.30059, or 15.007.20033 to 15.008.20081.

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 vendor-supplied patches to update Adobe Reader/Acrobat to versions 10.1.15 or later (10.x), 11.0.12 or later (11.x), 2015.006.30060 or later (DC Classic), or 2015.008.20082 or later (DC Continuous.

Recommended fix High confidence

Adobe Acrobat/Reader 10.1.15, 11.0.12, DC Classic 2015.006.30060, or DC Continuous 2015.008.20082

  1. 1. Identify the exact Adobe product and version installed (Acrobat or Acrobat Reader, and which track: Classic or Continuous)
  2. 2. For Acrobat/Acrobat Reader 10.x: Upgrade to version 10.1.15 or later
  3. 3. For Acrobat/Acrobat Reader 11.x: Upgrade to version 11.0.12 or later
  4. 4. For Acrobat/Acrobat Reader DC Classic (2015 track): Upgrade to version 2015.006.30060 or later
  5. 5. For Acrobat/Acrobat Reader DC Continuous: Upgrade to version 2015.008.20082 or later
  6. 6. Download the appropriate updated version from the official Adobe website or use the built-in update mechanism
Caveat Standard upgrade - no breaking changes expected for security patches; ensure backup of important documents before updating

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
16.0 hours of engineering $2,800
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