CVE-2015-3055 Use after free in n/a
Attackers can execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors in Adobe Reader and Acrobat, requiring user interaction to open a malicious file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-3055?
CVE-2015-3055 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, published on 13 May 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.14 and 11.x before 11.0.11 on Windows and OS X allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-3053, CVE-2015-3054, CVE-2015-3059, and CVE-2015-3075.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-3055?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Apple Mac Os X, Microsoft Windows.
How do I fix CVE-2015-3055?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-3055 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2015-3055 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-3055 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wgc8-2wwh-f797.