CVE-2010-1285

Description

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.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.74% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory adobe.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1636 vdb entry
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-15.html patch vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024159 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41232 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6725 vdb entry signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/512099 mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-1285?
CVE-2010-1285 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-1285?
To fix CVE-2010-1285, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-1285 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-1285 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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