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CVE-2010-0188: Adobe Reader and Acrobat Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2022-03-03
• EPSS: 88.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2010-02-22 · updated 2026-08-14

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.x before 8.2.1 and 9.x before 9.3.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

Affected products

• Adobe Acrobat for Edge: from 8.0 before 8.2.1; from 9.0 before 9.3.1 — fixed in 8.2.1, 9.3.1
• Adobe Acrobat Reader: from 8.0 before 8.2.1; from 9.0 before 9.3.1 — fixed in 8.2.1, 9.3.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Adobe Acrobat for Edge 8.2.1, 9.3.1; Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.2.1, 9.3.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/38639
• http://secunia.com/advisories/38915
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1023601
• http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-07.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0114.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38195
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0399
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56297
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8697
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/38639

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