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TI-2010-03869 Aliases CVE-2010-4091GHSA-g5vr-3wpw-49ph

The EScript.api plugin in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.0.1, 9.x before 9.4.1…

Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-119Published · 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-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

The EScript.api plugin in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.0.1, 9.x before 9.4.1, and 8.x before 8.2.6 on Windows and Mac OS X allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted PDF document that triggers memory corruption, involving the printSeps function. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.18519 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
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 · 55

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.2VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.2.1VulnerableAdobe
  • 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.2 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.2.1 Vulnerable ·Adobe
Show 45 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.2.2VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.2.3VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.2.4VulnerableAdobe
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_reader:9.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.3.3VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.3.4VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.4VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onApple
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onMicrosoft
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:8.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.2.3VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.2.4VulnerableAdobe
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:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.3.3VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.3.4VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.4VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0VulnerableAdobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.2.2 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.2.3 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.2.4 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • 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_reader:9.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.3.3 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.3.4 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.4 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
  • 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:8.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.2.3 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.2.4 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • 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:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.3.3 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.3.4 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.4 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2010:0934 Released 2010-12-01 · Red Hat rating Critical
    acroread security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras acroread-9.4.1-1.el4.i386, acroread-plugin-9.4.1-1.el4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras acroread-9.4.1-1.el4.i386, acroread-plugin-9.4.1-1.el4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) acroread-9.4.1-1.el5.i386, acroread-plugin-9.4.1-1.el5.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) acroread-9.4.1-1.el6, acroread-plugin-9.4.1-1.el6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras acroread-9.4.1-1.el4.i386, acroread-plugin-9.4.1-1.el4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) acroread-9.4.1-1.el5.i386, acroread-plugin-9.4.1-1.el5.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) acroread-9.4.1-1.el6, acroread-plugin-9.4.1-1.el6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras acroread-9.4.1-1.el4.i386, acroread-plugin-9.4.1-1.el4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) acroread-9.4.1-1.el6, acroread-plugin-9.4.1-1.el6

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-2010:0934
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2010:0934
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5)Fixed RHSA-2010:0934
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2010:0934
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2010:0934
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5)Fixed RHSA-2010:0934
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2010:0934
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2010:0934
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2010:0934

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-4091
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g5vr-3wpw-49ph

References

Exploit 2

Patch 1

Advisory 7

Other 5

  • 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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