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CVE-2010-2883

Adobe Acrobat and Reader Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Severity Score

7.3
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

2
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

Yes
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Stack-based buffer overflow in CoolType.dll in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.4, and 8.x before 8.2.5 on Windows and Mac OS X, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a PDF document with a long field in a Smart INdependent Glyphlets (SING) table in a TTF font, as exploited in the wild in September 2010. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Un desbordamiento de búfer en la región stack de la memoria en la biblioteca CoolType.dll en Adobe Reader y Acrobat versión 9.x anterior a 9.4 y versión 8.x anterior a 8.2.5 en Windows y Mac OS X, permite a los atacantes remotos ejecutar código arbitrario o causar una denegación de servicio (bloqueo de aplicación) por medio de un documento PDF con un campo largo en una tabla Smart INdependent Glyphlets (SING) en una fuente TTF, tal y como se explotó “in the wild” en septiembre de 2010. NOTA: algunos de estos datos se consiguen de la información de terceros.

Adobe Acrobat and Reader contain a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute code or cause denial-of-service (DoS).

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
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
  • 2010-07-27 CVE Reserved
  • 2010-09-09 CVE Published
  • 2010-09-20 First Exploit
  • 2022-06-08 Exploited in Wild
  • 2022-06-22 KEV Due Date
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • 2024-09-11 EPSS Updated
CWE
  • CWE-121: Stack-based Buffer Overflow
  • CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
CAPEC
References (23)
URL Date SRC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Adobe
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Acrobat
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>= 8.0 < 8.2.5
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-
Affected
in Apple
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Macos
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Safe
Adobe
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Acrobat
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>= 8.0 < 8.2.5
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-
Affected
in Microsoft
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Windows
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--
Safe
Adobe
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Acrobat
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>= 9.0 < 9.4
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Affected
in Apple
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Macos
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Safe
Adobe
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Acrobat
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>= 9.0 < 9.4
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Affected
in Microsoft
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Windows
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--
Safe
Adobe
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Acrobat Reader
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>= 8.0 < 8.2.5
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Affected
in Apple
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Macos
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Safe
Adobe
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Acrobat Reader
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>= 8.0 < 8.2.5
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Affected
in Microsoft
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Windows
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--
Safe
Adobe
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Acrobat Reader
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>= 9.0 < 9.4
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Affected
in Apple
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Macos
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Safe
Adobe
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Acrobat Reader
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>= 9.0 < 9.4
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Affected
in Microsoft
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Windows
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--
Safe