VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2010-2862
Integer overflow in CoolType.dll in Adobe Reader 8.2.3 and 9.3.3, and Acrobat 9.3.3, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a TrueType font with a large maxCompositePoints value in a Maximum Profile (maxp) table.
HIGH 9.3EPSS 16.3%
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 16.3%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Integer overflow in CoolType.dll in Adobe Reader 8.2.3 and 9.3.3, and Acrobat 9.3.3, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a TrueType font with a large maxCompositePoints value in a Maximum Profile (maxp) table.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 16.30% probability · 97th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-189
- Affected
- adobe/acrobat reader · adobe/acrobat
- Source
- psirt@adobe.com
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40766Vendor Advisory
- http://securityevaluators.com/files/papers/CrashAnalysis.pdf
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-231A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/security-threats/2010/08/04/adobe-confirms-pdf-security-hole-in-reader-40089737/
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11693
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40766Vendor Advisory
- http://securityevaluators.com/files/papers/CrashAnalysis.pdf
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-231A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/security-threats/2010/08/04/adobe-confirms-pdf-security-hole-in-reader-40089737/
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11693
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.