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Vulnerability record · CVE-2015-5100 · published 15 July 2015

CVE-2015-5100: Adobe acrobat memory buffer overflow vulnerability

Adobe · Acrobat

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 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-3095, CVE-2015-5087, CVE-2015-5094, CVE-2015-5102, CVE-2015-5103, CVE-2015-5104, and CVE-2015-5115.

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 5.6% · top 7.4% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
5.6%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
4Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-3095, CVE-2015-5087, CVE-2015-5094, CVE-2015-5102, CVE-2015-5103, CVE-2015-5104, and CVE-2015-5115.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

4 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75740 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032892 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/reader/apsb15-15.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75740 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032892 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/reader/apsb15-15.html PatchVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2015-5100), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.