CVE-2015-6702
MEDIUMEPSS 89th pctlDescription
The createSquareMesh function 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 invalid arguments, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-6697, CVE-2015-6699, CVE-2015-6700, CVE-2015-6701, CVE-2015-6703, and CVE-2015-6704.
How to fix
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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 89% of all known CVEs.
References
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Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2015-6702?
Published advisories record a fix for 2 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.
Is CVE-2015-6702 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2015-6702 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 3.8% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 89% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2015-6702?
CVE-2015-6702 has a CVSS v2 base score of 4.3, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2015-6702 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for 64-bit (Windows application), Adobe Acrobat Reader (32-bit) (Windows application). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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