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TI-2010-02110 Aliases CVE-2010-2201GHSA-qm3q-8q36-x3vh

Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3.3, and 8.x before 8.2.3 on Windows and Mac OS X…

Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-399Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3.3, and 8.x before 8.2.3 on Windows and Mac OS X, allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PDF file with crafted Flash content involving the (1) pushstring (0x2C) operator, (2) debugfile (0xF1) operator, and an "invalid pointer vulnerability" that triggers memory corruption, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-1285 and CVE-2010-2168.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.14267 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 42

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1.1VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1.2VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1.3VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.2VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.3VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.3.1VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.3.2VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onApple
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1.1 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1.2 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1.3 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.2 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.3 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.3.1 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.3.2 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Apple
Show 32 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1.1VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1.2VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1.3VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.2VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.3VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.3.1VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.3.2VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1.1VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1.2VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1.3VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1.4VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1.5VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1.6VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1.7VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.2VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.2.1VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.2.2VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1.1VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1.2VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1.4VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1.5VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1.6VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1.7VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.2.1VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.2.2VulnerableAdobe
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1.1 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1.2 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1.3 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.2 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.3 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.3.1 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.3.2 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.1 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.2 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.3 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.4 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.5 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.6 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.7 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.2 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.2.1 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.2.2 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.1 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.2 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.4 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.5 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.6 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.7 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.2.1 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.2.2 Vulnerable ·Adobe

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2010:0503 Released 2010-06-30 · Red Hat rating Critical
    acroread security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras acroread-9.3.3-2.el4.i386, acroread-plugin-9.3.3-2.el4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras acroread-9.3.3-2.el4.i386, acroread-plugin-9.3.3-2.el4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) acroread-9.3.3-1.el5.i386, acroread-plugin-9.3.3-1.el5.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras acroread-9.3.3-2.el4.i386, acroread-plugin-9.3.3-2.el4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) acroread-9.3.3-1.el5.i386, acroread-plugin-9.3.3-1.el5.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras acroread-9.3.3-2.el4.i386, acroread-plugin-9.3.3-2.el4.i386

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Critical. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 4 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2010:0503
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2010:0503
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5)Fixed RHSA-2010:0503
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2010:0503
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5)Fixed RHSA-2010:0503
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2010:0503

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-2201
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qm3q-8q36-x3vh

References

Patch 1

Other 2

  • TI-2014-00524 Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.11 and 11.x before 11.0.08 on Windows allow… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2013-02915 Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.5, 10.x before 10.1.7, and 11.x before 11.0.03… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2013-02389 Integer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.5, 10.x before 10.1.7, and… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2011-02156 Unspecified vulnerability in the U3D component in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.1.1 and… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-09626 Adobe Acrobat Reader use after free vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-04123 Acrobat Reader DC Heap-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Could Lead To Arbitrary Code Execution KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
See all 1413 →

Sources

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