CVE-2015-3052

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…

published May 13, 2015

CVSS
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EPSS
12%
Percentile
96.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

⚠️ A sneaky memory corruption vulnerability lurks in Adobe Reader and Acrobat, affecting versions prior to 10.1.14 and 11.0.11! 🚨 Think of this like a busy restaurant kitchen where the chef is following a recipe that’s missing essential steps. If the recipe isn’t complete, the dish might explode in a fiery disaster or serve up a nasty surprise instead of a delicious meal! If exploited, attackers could execute arbitrary code on your system, leading to potentially disastrous breaches of sensitive information or crashing your application entirely. This could leave you with a chaotic mess on your hands and a hungry crowd waiting for their meals!

Put simply

Think of this like a busy restaurant kitchen where the chef is following a recipe that’s missing essential steps. If the recipe isn’t complete, the dish might explode in a fiery disaster or serve up a nasty surprise instead of a delicious meal! This vulnerability allows attackers to leverage unspecified vectors to manipulate memory, leading to arbitrary code execution or denial of service. Essentially, it's a way for malicious code to slip past defenses, causing havoc in Adobe Reader and Acrobat.

What to do

If exploited, attackers could execute arbitrary code on your system, leading to potentially disastrous breaches of sensitive information or crashing your application entirely. This could leave you with a chaotic mess on your hands and a hungry crowd waiting for their meals! Ensure you're running Adobe Reader and Acrobat versions 10.1.14 or later, and 11.0.11 or later, to protect against this vulnerability. Regularly check for updates and install them to stay secure! You've got this! Stay vigilant, and with these updates, you'll keep your systems safe and sound. 🛡️

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.12310 · 96.2th percentile
Published
2015-05-13T10:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 13 MAY 10:00Z
    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…
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