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critical 9.3

CVE-2010-1241 json

Heap-based buffer overflow in the custom heap management system in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3.2, and 8.x before 8.2.2 on Windo…

published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-1271

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
9.2%
EPSS 9.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in the custom heap management system in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3.2, and 8.x before 8.2.2 on Windows and Mac OS X, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted PDF document, aka FG-VD-10-005.

Patch / fix

  • acroread RHEL 4 EXTRAS 9.3.2-1.el4
  • acroread RHEL 5 EXTRAS 9.3.2-1.el5
  • acroread-plugin RHEL 4 EXTRAS 9.3.2-1.el4
  • acroread-plugin RHEL 5 EXTRAS 9.3.2-1.el5

red hat advisories RHSA-2010:0349

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2010-1241 updated cvss 6.8

Acroread: Heap-based overflow by opening a specially-crafted PDF file (FG-VD-10-005)

  • Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras acroread 9.3.2-1.el4, acroread-plugin 9.3.2-1.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras acroread 9.3.2-1.el4, acroread-plugin 9.3.2-1.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) acroread 9.3.2-1.el5, acroread-plugin 9.3.2-1.el5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras acroread 9.3.2-1.el4, acroread-plugin 9.3.2-1.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) acroread 9.3.2-1.el5, acroread-plugin 9.3.2-1.el5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras acroread 9.3.2-1.el4, acroread-plugin 9.3.2-1.el4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0349

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Exploit prediction

9.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • blog.fortinet.com http://blog.fortinet.com/the-upcoming-blackhat-europe-2010-presentation/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

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-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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