CVE-2010-4091

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 28.24% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory adobe.com Vendor Advisory vupen.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://secunia.com/advisories/42095 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/69005 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0191 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43025 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2010/11/potential-issue-in-adobe-reader.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3111 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2890 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201101-08.xml vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44638 vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0934.html vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-11/0024.html exploit mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0337 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025033 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/42401 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024684 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12527 signature vdb entry
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15419 exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/62996 vdb entry
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-28.html patch vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-03.html
http://extraexploit.blogspot.com/2010/11/full-disclosure-xplpdf-adober-reader-94.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-4091?
CVE-2010-4091 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-4091?
To fix CVE-2010-4091, 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-2010-4091 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-4091 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~28% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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