Adobe Reader and Acrobat LibTIFF vulnerability
CVE-2010-0188 is an unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat affecting 8.x before 8.2.1 and 9.x before 9.3.1. The provided content and historical exploit-kit references consistently associate this issue with PDF-based exploitation and label it as a "PDF LibTIFF" vulnerability, indicating the flaw was triggered through malicious PDF content involving Adobe's handling of LibTIFF-related data. Adobe's public description in the provided data states that successful exploitation could cause an application crash and could possibly allow arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability was widely weaponized in exploit kits including Blackhole, Nuclear, Sakura, Styx, Fiesta, White Lotus, HiMan, Impact, CritXPack, Sweet Orange, Redkit, Grandsoft, and others, demonstrating reliable remote exploitation against vulnerable Reader/Acrobat installations.
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Exploits
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Recent activity
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A legacy Adobe Reader/Acrobat vulnerability referenced as exploited in early Lotus Blossom activity; specific technical details are not provided in the content.
A vulnerability heavily used by ransomware variants (details not specified in content).
An Adobe Reader LibTIFF-related vulnerability that became a staple exploit in numerous exploit kits over multiple years.
A likely Adobe Reader/libtiff-related vulnerability used by the HiMan exploit kit through a malicious PDF to retrieve a malware payload.
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Cross-references every affected SKU, including bundled OEM variants.
Community discussion across Reddit, Mastodon, and other social sources.