{"id":"CVE-2011-2462","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2011-2462","generatedAt":"2026-10-31T23:40:23.821Z","title":"Adobe Reader and Acrobat Universal 3D Memory Corruption Vulnerability","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.","published":"2011-12-07T19:55:02.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T23:31:23.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"psirt@adobe.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-787"],"affected":["adobe/acrobat","adobe/acrobat reader"],"epss":{"score":0.88581,"percentile":0.99773,"date":"2026-10-30","history":[{"date":"2026-09-24","score":0.88516,"percentile":0.9977}]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2022-06-08","dueDate":"2022-06-22","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"Apply updates per vendor instructions.\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2462"},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2012-01-14","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":18366,"kind":"exploit","title":"Adobe Reader - U3D Memory Corruption (Metasploit)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18366","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/local/18366.rb","file":"exploits/windows/local/18366.rb","published":"2012-01-14","added":"2012-01-14","updated":"2012-01-14","author":"Metasploit","type":"local","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2011-2462","OSVDB-77529"],"tags":"Metasploit Framework (MSF)","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa11-04.html"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 22 June 2022). 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