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CVE-2010-0188 is a vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat affecting 8.x before 8.2.1 and 9.x before 9.3.1. It was widely associated with malformed PDF content that triggered a flaw in LibTIFF processing within the PDF rendering/parsing path. Successful exploitation could crash the application and, depending on memory layout and exploit reliability, permit arbitrary code execution in the context of the user opening or rendering the malicious PDF. The issue was heavily weaponized in exploit kits and targeted attack delivery chains, indicating practical remote exploitation through attacker-supplied PDF documents.
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This repository contains a single Metasploit module (adobe_libtiff.rb) that exploits an integer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2010-0188) in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat Professional (versions 8.0 through 8.2 and 9.0 through 9.3) on Windows. The exploit works by generating a malicious PDF file (default name: msf.pdf) containing a specially crafted TIFF image embedded via XFA XML. When a vulnerable version of Adobe Reader/Acrobat opens the PDF, the integer overflow is triggered, allowing execution of arbitrary code supplied as a Metasploit payload (up to 1024 bytes, with null byte restrictions). The exploit is operational and allows for customizable payloads, but requires user interaction (the target must open the malicious file). The module is written in Ruby and is part of the Metasploit framework, leveraging its payload and fileformat libraries. No network endpoints are involved; the attack vector is local (malicious file delivery).
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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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