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    CVE-2010-2883

    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.

    Published:Sep 8, 2010
    Last Modified:Apr 21, 2026
    EPS:Sep 9, 2010
    EPSS Score:0.93195
    CVSS Score:7.3

    CISA Notification

    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.

    Required Action:

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

    Notes:

    No extra notes provided.

    Due Date
    Jun 22, 2022
    1542 days ago
    Alert Date
    Jun 8, 2022
    1556 days ago

    Affected Products

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

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16619https://github.com/avielzecharia/CVE-2010-2883https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16494

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://blog.metasploit.com/2010/09/return-of-unpublished-adobe.html
    http://community.websense.com/blogs/securitylabs/archive/2010/09/10/brief-analysis-on-adobe-reader-sing-table-parsing-vulnerability-cve-2010-2883.aspx
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00001.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00006.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/41340
    http://secunia.com/advisories/43025
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201101-08.xml
    http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa10-02.html
    http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-21.html
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/491991
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0743.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43057
    http://www.turbolinux.co.jp/security/2011/TLSA-2011-2j.txt
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-279A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2331
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0191
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0344
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/61635
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11586
    http://blog.metasploit.com/2010/09/return-of-unpublished-adobe.html
    http://community.websense.com/blogs/securitylabs/archive/2010/09/10/brief-analysis-on-adobe-reader-sing-table-parsing-vulnerability-cve-2010-2883.aspx
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00001.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00006.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/41340
    http://secunia.com/advisories/43025
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201101-08.xml
    http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa10-02.html
    http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-21.html
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/491991
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0743.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43057
    http://www.turbolinux.co.jp/security/2011/TLSA-2011-2j.txt
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-279A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2331
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0191
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0344
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/61635
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11586
    https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-2883

    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