Acroread: Stack-based buffer overflow by processing certain fonts (APSA10-02)
Published Sep 9, 2010 ·Due Jun 22, 2022
7.3
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 81.38%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
Configuration 2
- ≥ 8.0 · < 8.2.5
- ≥ 9.0 · < 9.4
No data.
Extras for RHEL 4
acroread-0:9.4.0-1.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0743
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
acroread-0:9.4.0-1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0743
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
acroread
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extras for RHEL 4 | acroread-0:9.4.0-1.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0743 |
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | acroread-0:9.4.0-1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0743 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | acroread | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Date Added
Jun 8, 2022
Patch Due
Jun 22, 2022
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
ActiveAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Feb 4, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 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 (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 81.38% (0.81376) | 99.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 82.48% (0.82485) | 99.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Oct 17, 2025 | 92.62% (0.92622) | 99.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 93.93% (0.93927) | 99.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 9, 2025 | 93.69% (0.93689) | 99.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 26, 2025 | 94.80% (0.94805) | 99.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 95.81% (0.95815) | 99.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 96.02% (0.96019) | 99.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 59.60% (0.59597) | 97.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 2, 2024 | 71.25% (0.71252) | 98.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 20, 2024 | 80.94% (0.80942) | 98.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 5, 2024 | 72.81% (0.72808) | 97.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 26, 2023 | 77.64% (0.77645) | 97.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 8, 2023 | 72.59% (0.72593) | 97.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 19, 2023 | 68.57% (0.68574) | 97.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 47.26% (0.47259) | 96.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 10, 2023 | 45.31% (0.45310) | 96.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 30.66% (0.30657) | 96.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 77.98% (0.77982) | 99.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 77.98% (0.77982) | 99.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (25)
- http://blog.metasploit.com/2010/09/return-of-unpublished-adobe.html x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
- http://community.websense.com/blogs/securitylabs/archive/2010/09/10/brief-analysis-on-adobe-reader-sing-table-parsing-vulnerability-cve-2010-2883.aspx x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00006.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41340 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43025 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201101-08.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa10-02.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-21.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/491991 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0743.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43057 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.turbolinux.co.jp/security/2011/TLSA-2011-2j.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TURBOBroken Link
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-279A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2331 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0191 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0344 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2883 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=632267 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/61635 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2883
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11586 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken Link
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-2883 government-resourceUS Government Resource
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2883
Change history (0)
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