FKIE_CVE-2010-2883

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2010-09-09 22:00 - Updated: 2025-10-22 01:15
Severity ?
7.3 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.3 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
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.
References
psirt@adobe.comhttp://blog.metasploit.com/2010/09/return-of-unpublished-adobe.htmlBroken Link
psirt@adobe.comhttp://community.websense.com/blogs/securitylabs/archive/2010/09/10/brief-analysis-on-adobe-reader-sing-table-parsing-vulnerability-cve-2010-2883.aspxBroken Link
psirt@adobe.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00001.htmlBroken Link
psirt@adobe.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00006.htmlBroken Link
psirt@adobe.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/41340Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
psirt@adobe.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/43025Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
psirt@adobe.comhttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201101-08.xmlThird Party Advisory
psirt@adobe.comhttp://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa10-02.htmlVendor Advisory
psirt@adobe.comhttp://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-21.htmlVendor Advisory
psirt@adobe.comhttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/491991Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
psirt@adobe.comhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0743.htmlBroken Link
psirt@adobe.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43057Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
psirt@adobe.comhttp://www.turbolinux.co.jp/security/2011/TLSA-2011-2j.txtBroken Link
psirt@adobe.comhttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-279A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
psirt@adobe.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2331Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
psirt@adobe.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0191Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
psirt@adobe.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0344Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
psirt@adobe.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/61635Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
psirt@adobe.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11586Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://blog.metasploit.com/2010/09/return-of-unpublished-adobe.htmlBroken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://community.websense.com/blogs/securitylabs/archive/2010/09/10/brief-analysis-on-adobe-reader-sing-table-parsing-vulnerability-cve-2010-2883.aspxBroken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00001.htmlBroken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00006.htmlBroken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/41340Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/43025Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201101-08.xmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa10-02.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-21.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/491991Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0743.htmlBroken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43057Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.turbolinux.co.jp/security/2011/TLSA-2011-2j.txtBroken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-279A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2331Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0191Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0344Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/61635Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11586Broken Link
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-2883
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
adobe acrobat *
adobe acrobat *
apple macos -
microsoft windows -
adobe acrobat_reader *
adobe acrobat_reader *
apple macos -
microsoft windows -
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  "cisaExploitAdd": "2022-06-08",
  "cisaRequiredAction": "Apply updates per vendor instructions.",
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  "lastModified": "2025-10-22T01:15:37.450",
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  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.



Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.