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    CVE-2010-1240

    Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3.3, and 8.x before 8.2.3 on Windows and Mac OS X, do not restrict the contents of one text field in the Launch File warning dialog, which makes it easier for remote attackers to trick users into executing an arbitrary local program that was specified in a PDF document, as demonstrated by a text field that claims that the Open button will enable the user to read an encrypted message.

    Published:Apr 5, 2010
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Apr 5, 2010
    EPSS Score:0.92002
    CVSS Score:9.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Adobe
    Product
    Acrobat Reader
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Extras

    Exploits

    http://blog.didierstevens.com/2010/03/29/escape-from-pdf/http://blog.didierstevens.com/2010/03/29/escape-from-pdf/https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16671https://github.com/12345qwert123456/CVE-2010-1240https://github.com/asepsaepdin/CVE-2010-1240https://github.com/Jasmoon99/Embedded-PDFhttps://github.com/ocfagb/hacktivity-vulns-exploits-labhttps://github.com/omarothmann/Embedded-Backdoor-Connectionhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11987https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16682

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Related CVEs

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    CVE-2026-81977 (CVSS 5.5) — Acrobat Reader is affected by an Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound) vulnerability that could lead to discl…
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    References

    http://blog.didierstevens.com/2010/03/29/escape-from-pdf/
    http://blog.didierstevens.com/2010/06/29/quickpost-no-escape-from-pdf/
    http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2010-April/006075.html
    http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-15.html
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024159
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-231A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1636
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7466
    http://blog.didierstevens.com/2010/03/29/escape-from-pdf/
    http://blog.didierstevens.com/2010/06/29/quickpost-no-escape-from-pdf/
    http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2010-April/006075.html
    http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-15.html
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024159
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-231A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1636
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7466

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High