High severity · published Sep 9, 2010
CVE-2010-2883
Adobe Acrobat and Reader Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
In wildKEV
7.3
CVSS
81.4%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)81.4% · higher than 100% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Jun 8, 2022
Federal remediation dueJun 22, 2022
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AC
Acrobat · Adobe
8.0 before 8.2.5; 9.0 before 9.4 · source: NVD
AR
Acrobat Reader · Adobe
8.0 before 8.2.5; 9.0 before 9.4 · source: NVD
AA
Acrobat and Reader · Adobe
All versions, or not specified · source: KEV
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2883
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2883
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
Broken Link
http://blog.metasploit.com/2010/09/return-of-unpublished-adobe.html
Broken Link
http://community.websense.com/blogs/securitylabs/archive/2010/09/10/brief-analysis-on-adobe-reader-sing-table-parsing-vulnerability-cve-2010-2883.aspx
Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00001.html
Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00006.html
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/41340
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/43025
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