CVE-2010-2883

Known Exploited

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in CoolType.dll in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.4, and 8.x before 8.2.5 on Windows and Mac OS X, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a PDF document with a long field in a Smart INdependent Glyphlets (SING) table in a TTF font, as exploited in the wild in September 2010. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Category

7.3
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 93.93% Top 5%
KEV Since 
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory co.jp Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory adobe.com Vendor Advisory adobe.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00001.html vendor advisory broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0191 vdb entry broken link vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11586 vdb entry signature broken link
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa10-02.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43025 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0344 vdb entry broken link vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201101-08.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2331 vdb entry broken link vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/491991 third party advisory us government resource
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0743.html vendor advisory broken link
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-21.html vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-279A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/41340 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
http://community.websense.com/blogs/securitylabs/archive/2010/09/10/brief-analysis-on-adobe-reader-sing-table-parsing-vulnerability-cve-2010-2883.aspx broken link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/61635 vdb entry third party advisory
http://blog.metasploit.com/2010/09/return-of-unpublished-adobe.html broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43057 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://www.turbolinux.co.jp/security/2011/TLSA-2011-2j.txt vendor advisory broken link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00006.html vendor advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-2883?
CVE-2010-2883 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-2883?
To fix CVE-2010-2883, 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-2010-2883 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is confirmed that CVE-2010-2883 is actively exploited. Be extra cautious if you are using vulnerable components. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~94% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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