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TI-2011-02156 Aliases CVE-2011-2462GHSA-g2wp-w28c-8vg2

Unspecified vulnerability in the U3D component in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.1.1 and…

Priority CRITICAL 100Exploited in the wildCWE-787Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

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

Summary

Unspecified vulnerability in the U3D component in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.1.1 and earlier on Windows and Mac OS X, and Adobe Reader 9.x through 9.4.6 on UNIX, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unknown vectors, as exploited in the wild in December 2011.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2022-06-08CISA due date 2022-06-22
EPSS 0.88581 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 · 6

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 10.1.1VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 10.1.1VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onApple
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0 – 9.4.6VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:o:opengroup:unix:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onOpengroup
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 10.1.1 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 10.1.1 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 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 9.0 – 9.4.6 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:o:opengroup:unix:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Opengroup

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2012:0011 Released 2012-01-10 · Red Hat rating Critical
    acroread security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras acroread-9.4.7-1.el4.i386, acroread-plugin-9.4.7-1.el4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras acroread-9.4.7-1.el4.i386, acroread-plugin-9.4.7-1.el4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) acroread-9.4.7-1.el5.i386, acroread-plugin-9.4.7-1.el5.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) acroread-9.4.7-1.el6, acroread-plugin-9.4.7-1.el6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras acroread-9.4.7-1.el4.i386, acroread-plugin-9.4.7-1.el4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) acroread-9.4.7-1.el5.i386, acroread-plugin-9.4.7-1.el5.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) acroread-9.4.7-1.el6, acroread-plugin-9.4.7-1.el6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras acroread-9.4.7-1.el4.i386, acroread-plugin-9.4.7-1.el4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) acroread-9.4.7-1.el6, acroread-plugin-9.4.7-1.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-2012:0011
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2012:0011
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5)Fixed RHSA-2012:0011
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0011
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2012:0011
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5)Fixed RHSA-2012:0011
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0011
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2012:0011
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0011

Timeline

  1. 2022-06-08 Added to CISA KEV
  2. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-2462
  3. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g2wp-w28c-8vg2

References

Advisory 5

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-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
  • TI-2014-00475 Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.9 and 11.x… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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