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CVE-2010-2883 Detail

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.


Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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Evaluator Impact

Per: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa10-02.html 'Affected software versions Adobe Reader 9.3.4 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh and UNIX, and Adobe Acrobat 9.3.4 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh.'

Evaluator Solution

Per: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa10-02.html 'Adobe is in the process of evaluating the schedule for an update to resolve this vulnerability.'

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink Resource
http://blog.metasploit.com/2010/09/return-of-unpublished-adobe.html Broken Link 
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 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00001.html Broken Link 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00006.html Broken Link 
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201101-08.xml Third Party Advisory 
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa10-02.html Vendor Advisory 
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-21.html 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 Broken Link 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43057 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.turbolinux.co.jp/security/2011/TLSA-2011-2j.txt Broken Link 
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-279A.html Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2331 Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0191 Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0344 Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/61635 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11586 Broken Link 

This CVE is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Reference CISA's BOD 22-01 and Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog for further guidance and requirements.

Vulnerability Name Date Added Due Date Required Action
Adobe Acrobat and Reader Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability 06/08/2022 06/22/2022 Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2010-2883
NVD Published Date:
09/09/2010
NVD Last Modified:
06/28/2024
Source:
Adobe Systems Incorporated