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CVE-2010-0188 KEVRansomwarePublic exploit High · 7.8 EPSS 88.2%
Adobe Reader and Acrobat Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Adobe · Reader and Acrobat
Summary
Adobe Reader and Acrobat versions 8.x before 8.2.1 and 9.x before 9.3.1 contain an unspecified flaw that can be triggered through unknown vectors, leading to a crash or possible arbitrary code execution. An attacker with local access and low privileges, with no user interaction required, could exploit this to crash the application or potentially run arbitrary code.
Official description · NVD
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.
Priority scorePatchfirst’s 0 to 100 ranking. It adds points for CISA KEV listing, ransomware use, EPSS, threat reports, public exploit code and CVSS. Every CVE page shows the breakdown. Breakdown
84.5 / 100
- Exploited
- Yes, in CISA KEV
- Reports
- 2
- Tactics
- 2/15
How an attack unfolds
Based on MITRE ATT&CKA public catalogue of the techniques attackers use, maintained by MITRE. Patchfirst uses it to describe what attackers do with a vulnerability. mappings. Select a step to see the evidence.Exploitation timelineDated milestones for a CVE: when it was disclosed, when exploit code became public, when exploitation was confirmed, and when threat reports named it.
First seen exploited 2 months after disclosure. Public exploit code (Metasploit) was available 6 days before disclosure.
- Public exploit codeMetasploit6 days before
- Disclosedday 0
- First seen exploitedVulnCheck KEV evidence+2 mo
- Added to CISA KEVknown ransomware use; EU database agrees+12 yrs
CISA KEV listing is when exploitation was confirmed, not necessarily the first attack.
MITRE ATT&CKA public catalogue of the techniques attackers use, maintained by MITRE. Patchfirst uses it to describe what attackers do with a vulnerability. techniques
2 TechniqueOne specific attacker behaviour in MITRE ATT&CK, such as T1190 “Exploit Public-Facing Application”. IDs with a dot, like T1059.004, are sub-techniques., grouped by TacticThe attacker’s goal at a stage of an attack in MITRE ATT&CK, such as Initial Access or Persistence. Each technique belongs to one or more tactics. in kill-chain order 2Initial AccessTA0001
Drive-by Compromise T1189 Medium Confidence (technique links)How sure Patchfirst is that an ATT&CK technique applies to this CVE. High and medium links are shown by default; low ones come from early or generic mappings, text matching, or contradict the CVE’s details.
MITRE CTID mapping of the KEV entry · how it is exploited
This vulnerability is exploited via drive-by download. Malicious software is this downloaded on the target machine.
Command and ControlTA0011
Ingress Tool Transfer T1105 Medium Confidence (technique links)How sure Patchfirst is that an ATT&CK technique applies to this CVE. High and medium links are shown by default; low ones come from early or generic mappings, text matching, or contradict the CVE’s details.
MITRE CTID mapping of the KEV entry · primary impact
Detection
0 rules for this CVE · 90 general rules for its techniquesRules for this CVE
0Sigma ruleAn open, vendor-neutral detection rule for log data. Security teams convert Sigma rules into searches for their own SIEM. that reference CVE-2010-0188 directly.CVE-specific rules are not available in this build. Search SigmaHQ ↗
General rules for this CVE’s techniques
These detect the technique in general, not this specific vulnerability.
Drive-by CompromiseT11893 general rules
Ingress Tool TransferT110587 general rules
- Greenbug Espionage Group Indicatorscriticaltest
- Pandemic Registry Keycriticaltest
- Curl Download And Execute Combinationhightest
- File Download And Execution Via IEExec.EXEhightest
- File Download From IP Based URL Via CertOC.EXEhightest
- File Download Using Notepad++ GUP Utilityhightest
- File Download Via Bitsadmin To A Suspicious Target Folderhightest
- File Download Via Windows Defender MpCmpRun.EXEhightest
Sigma rules © SigmaHQ, Detection Rule License 1.1; linked, not reproduced.
What security researchers reported
Named in 2 threat reports2 reportsMicrosoft2
Reports are matched by finding the exact id CVE-2010-0188 in their text; nobody has reviewed the match. One passage is shown per report, at most 320 characters, linked to the original.
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