acroread: multiple code execution flaws (APSB10-15)
Published Apr 5, 2010
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 73.62%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 9.3.1
No data.
Extras for RHEL 4
acroread-0:9.3.3-2.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0503
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
acroread-0:9.3.3-1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0503
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extras for RHEL 4 | acroread-0:9.3.3-2.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0503 |
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | acroread-0:9.3.3-1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0503 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 73.62% (0.73617) | 99.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 73.44% (0.73436) | 99.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 24, 2026 | 91.14% (0.91143) | 99.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 20, 2025 | 92.48% (0.92482) | 99.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 7, 2025 | 90.56% (0.90565) | 99.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 92.00% (0.92002) | 99.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 12, 2025 | 40.18% (0.40183) | 97.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 30.33% (0.30333) | 96.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 13, 2024 | 26.81% (0.26809) | 96.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 7, 2024 | 24.12% (0.24122) | 96.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 27, 2023 | 25.99% (0.25990) | 96.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 1, 2023 | 23.70% (0.23703) | 95.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 24.61% (0.24608) | 95.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 6, 2023 | 26.56% (0.26561) | 96.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 20.63% (0.20627) | 95.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 22, 2023 | 17.60% (0.17602) | 95.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 18.58% (0.18576) | 95.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 72.14% (0.72143) | 99.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 72.14% (0.72143) | 99.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://blog.didierstevens.com/2010/03/29/escape-from-pdf/ x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://blog.didierstevens.com/2010/06/29/quickpost-no-escape-from-pdf/ x_refsource_MISC
- http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2010-April/006075.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-15.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024159 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-231A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1636 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1240 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=609203 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1240
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7466 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-1240
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://blog.didierstevens.com/2010/03/29/escape-from-pdf/ | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://blog.didierstevens.com/2010/06/29/quickpost-no-escape-from-pdf/ | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2010-April/006075.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-15.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024159 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-231A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1636 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1240 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=609203 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1240 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7466 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-1240 |
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