CVE-2010-2883
Published on September 9, 2010

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.

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Known Exploited Vulnerability

This Adobe Acrobat and Reader Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Adobe Acrobat and Reader contain a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability which allows remote attackers to execute code or cause denial-of-service.

The following remediation steps are recommended / required by June 22, 2022: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2010-2883 can be exploited with local system access, requires user interaction and a small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. It has an exploitability score of 1.3 out of four. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

What is a Memory Corruption Vulnerability?

The software writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Typically, this can result in corruption of data, a crash, or code execution. The software may modify an index or perform pointer arithmetic that references a memory location that is outside of the boundaries of the buffer. A subsequent write operation then produces undefined or unexpected results.

CVE-2010-2883 has been classified to as a Memory Corruption vulnerability or weakness.


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