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critical 9.3

CVE-2010-4091 in the critical feed json

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 allow…

published 2010-11-07 16 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2010-4067

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
18.5%
EPSS 18.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

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.

Patch / fix

  • acroread RHEL 4 EXTRAS 9.4.1-1.el4
  • acroread RHEL 5 EXTRAS 9.4.1-1.el5
  • acroread RHEL 6 EXTRAS 9.4.1-1.el6
  • acroread-plugin RHEL 4 EXTRAS 9.4.1-1.el4
  • acroread-plugin RHEL 5 EXTRAS 9.4.1-1.el5
  • acroread-plugin RHEL 6 EXTRAS 9.4.1-1.el6

red hat advisories RHSA-2010:0934

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2010-4091 updated cvss 6.8

acroread: remote DoS or possible arbitrary code execution via EScript.api plugin

  • Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras acroread 9.4.1-1.el4, acroread-plugin 9.4.1-1.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras acroread 9.4.1-1.el4, acroread-plugin 9.4.1-1.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) acroread 9.4.1-1.el5, acroread-plugin 9.4.1-1.el5 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, acroread-plugin 9.4.1-1.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) acroread 9.4.1-1.el5, acroread-plugin 9.4.1-1.el5
    +3 more products
    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 Workstation 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, acroread-plugin 9.4.1-1.el4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0934

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-15419)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

18.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-15419 Acrobat Reader 9.4 - Memory Corruption dos, 2010-11-04
  • archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-11/0024.html 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

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.