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CVE-2010-1240 in the critical feed json

Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3.3, and 8.x before 8.2.3 on Windows and Mac OS X, do not restrict the contents of one text field in…

published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-1270

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
73.6%
EPSS 73.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.4%
public exploits
5
Metasploit and Exploit-DB

Summary

Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3.3, and 8.x before 8.2.3 on Windows and Mac OS X, do not restrict the contents of one text field in the Launch File warning dialog, which makes it easier for remote attackers to trick users into executing an arbitrary local program that was specified in a PDF document, as demonstrated by a text field that claims that the Open button will enable the user to read an encrypted message.

Patch / fix

  • acroread RHEL 4 EXTRAS 9.3.3-2.el4
  • acroread RHEL 5 EXTRAS 9.3.3-1.el5
  • acroread-plugin RHEL 4 EXTRAS 9.3.3-2.el4
  • acroread-plugin RHEL 5 EXTRAS 9.3.3-1.el5

red hat advisories RHSA-2010:0503

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2010-1240 updated cvss 6.8

acroread: multiple code execution flaws (APSB10-15)

  • Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras acroread 9.3.3-2.el4, acroread-plugin 9.3.3-2.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras acroread 9.3.3-2.el4, acroread-plugin 9.3.3-2.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) acroread 9.3.3-1.el5, acroread-plugin 9.3.3-1.el5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras acroread 9.3.3-2.el4, acroread-plugin 9.3.3-2.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) acroread 9.3.3-1.el5, acroread-plugin 9.3.3-1.el5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras acroread 9.3.3-2.el4, acroread-plugin 9.3.3-2.el4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0503

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/fileformat/adobe_pdf_embedded_exe)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

73.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.4% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

Sources

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