First published: Wed Oct 14 2015(Updated: )
The ambientIlluminationColor property implementation in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.16 and 11.x before 11.0.13, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 2015.006.30094, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 2015.009.20069 on Windows and OS X allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a function call, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-6697, CVE-2015-6699, CVE-2015-6700, CVE-2015-6702, CVE-2015-6703, and CVE-2015-6704.
Credit: psirt@adobe.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Adobe Acrobat Reader | >=10.0<=10.1.15 | |
Adobe Acrobat Reader | >=11.0.0<=11.0.12 | |
Adobe Acrobat DC | >=15.006.30060<15.006.30094 | |
Adobe Acrobat DC | >=15.008.20082<15.009.20069 | |
Adobe Acrobat Reader | >=10.0<=10.1.15 | |
Adobe Acrobat Reader | >=11.0.0<=11.0.12 | |
Adobe Acrobat DC | >=15.006.30060<15.006.30094 | |
Adobe Acrobat DC | >=15.008.20082<15.009.20069 | |
Apple macOS | ||
Microsoft Windows |
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CVE-2015-6701 has a critical severity rating due to its potential to allow unauthorized access to sensitive information.
To fix CVE-2015-6701, update Adobe Reader and Acrobat to the latest version available for your operating system.
CVE-2015-6701 affects Adobe Reader and Acrobat versions 10.x before 10.1.16, 11.x before 11.0.13, and various versions of Acrobat DC.
Yes, CVE-2015-6701 affects both Windows and macOS versions of the impacted Adobe products.
CVE-2015-6701 is an information disclosure vulnerability that could allow attackers to access sensitive data.