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critical 9.3

CVE-2010-1285 json

Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3.3, and 8.x before 8.2.3 on Windows and Mac OS X, allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via unsp…

published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-1314

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.2%
EPSS 4.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3.3, and 8.x before 8.2.3 on Windows and Mac OS X, allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified manipulations involving the newclass (0x58) operator and an "invalid pointer vulnerability" that triggers memory corruption, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2168 and CVE-2010-2201.

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-2010-1285 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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Exploit prediction

4.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

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-20 Improper Input Validation
  • CWE-399 Resource Management Errors

References

Sources

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