CVE-2010-1240

Adobe PDF - Embedded EXE Social Engineering

Severity Score

9.3

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3.3, and 8.x before 8.2.3 on Windows and Mac OS X, do not restrict the contents of one text field in the Launch File warning dialog, which makes it easier for remote attackers to trick users into executing an arbitrary local program that was specified in a PDF document, as demonstrated by a text field that claims that the Open button will enable the user to read an encrypted message.

Reader y Acrobat de Adobe versiones 9.x anteriores a 9.3.3, y versiones 8.x anteriores a 8.2.3, sobre Windows y Mac OS X, no restringen el contenido de un campo de texto en el cuadro de diálogo de advertencia Iniciar Archivo, lo que facilita a los atacantes remotos engañar a los usuarios para que ejecuten un programa local arbitrario que se especificó en un documento PDF, como es demostrado por un campo de texto que afirma que el botón Abrir permitirá al usuario leer un mensaje cifrado.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2010-03-31 First Exploit
2010-04-05 CVE Reserved
2010-04-05 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2024-11-13 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CAPEC

References (14)

URL	Tag	Source
http://blog.didierstevens.com/2010/06/29/quickpost-no-escape-from-pdf	X_refsource_misc
http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2010-April/006075.html	Mailing List
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-15.html	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024159	Vdb Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-231A.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1636	Vdb Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7466	Signature

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16671	2010-12-16
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16682	2010-12-16
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11987	2010-03-31
https://github.com/asepsaepdin/CVE-2010-1240	2023-09-03
http://blog.didierstevens.com/2010/03/29/escape-from-pdf	2024-08-07

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1240	2010-06-30
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=609203	2010-06-30

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"	Acrobat Reader Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat Reader"	9.3.1 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat Reader" and version "9.3.1"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	*	-	Safe