CVE-2011-2462

Known Exploited

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the U3D component in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.1.1 and earlier on Windows and Mac OS X, and Adobe Reader 9.x through 9.4.6 on UNIX, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unknown vectors, as exploited in the wild in December 2011.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 93.12% Top 5%
KEV Since 
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory adobe.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00020.html vendor advisory broken link
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-01.html not applicable
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa11-04.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2012-0011.html vendor advisory broken link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00019.html vendor advisory broken link
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-30.html not applicable
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14562 vdb entry signature broken link
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-350A.html third party advisory us government resource

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-2462?
CVE-2011-2462 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-2462?
To fix CVE-2011-2462, 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-2011-2462 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is confirmed that CVE-2011-2462 is actively exploited. Be extra cautious if you are using vulnerable components. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~93% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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