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TI-2010-02759 Aliases CVE-2010-2883GHSA-m6wc-h767-27c3

Stack-based buffer overflow in CoolType.dll in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.4…

Priority CRITICAL 91Exploited in the wildCWE-787Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2022-06-08CISA due date 2022-06-22
EPSS 0.81376 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Active
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

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

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 to before 8.2.5; 9.0 to before 9.4VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onApple
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 to before 8.2.5; 9.0 to before 9.4VulnerableAdobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 to before 8.2.5; 9.0 to before 9.4 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 to before 8.2.5; 9.0 to before 9.4 Vulnerable ·Adobe

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2010:0743 Released 2010-10-06 · Red Hat rating Critical
    acroread security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras acroread-9.4.0-1.el4.i386, acroread-plugin-9.4.0-1.el4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras acroread-9.4.0-1.el4.i386, acroread-plugin-9.4.0-1.el4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) acroread-9.4.0-1.el5.i386, acroread-plugin-9.4.0-1.el5.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras acroread-9.4.0-1.el4.i386, acroread-plugin-9.4.0-1.el4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) acroread-9.4.0-1.el5.i386, acroread-plugin-9.4.0-1.el5.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras acroread-9.4.0-1.el4.i386, acroread-plugin-9.4.0-1.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-2010:0743
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2010:0743
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5)Fixed RHSA-2010:0743
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2010:0743
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5)Fixed RHSA-2010:0743
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2010:0743
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

  1. 2022-06-08 Added to CISA KEV
  2. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-2883
  3. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m6wc-h767-27c3

References

Advisory 12

Other 3

  • 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 →

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