HIGH
acroread: remote DoS or possible arbitrary code execution via EScript.api plugin
Published Nov 7, 2010
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 18.52%
Description
The EScript.api plugin in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.0.1, 9.x before 9.4.1, and 8.x before 8.2.6 on Windows and Mac OS X allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted PDF document that triggers memory corruption, involving the printSeps function. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
AND
OR
- 8.0
- 8.1
- 8.1.1
- 8.1.2
- 8.1.4
- 8.1.5
- 8.1.6
- 8.1.7
- 8.2
- 8.2.1
- 8.2.2
- 8.2.3
- 8.2.4
- 9.0
- 9.1
- 9.1.1
- 9.1.2
- 9.1.3
- 9.2
- 9.3
- 9.3.1
- 9.3.2
- 9.3.3
- 9.3.4
- 9.4
- 10.0
Configuration 2
AND
OR
- 8.0
- 8.1
- 8.1.1
- 8.1.2
- 8.1.3
- 8.1.4
- 8.1.5
- 8.1.6
- 8.1.7
- 8.2
- 8.2.1
- 8.2.2
- 8.2.3
- 8.2.4
- 9.0
- 9.1
- 9.1.1
- 9.1.2
- 9.1.3
- 9.2
- 9.3
- 9.3.1
- 9.3.2
- 9.3.3
- 9.3.4
- 9.4
- 10.0
No data.
Extras for RHEL 4
acroread-0:9.4.1-1.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0934
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary
acroread-0:9.4.1-1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0934
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
acroread-0:9.4.1-1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0934
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extras for RHEL 4 | acroread-0:9.4.1-1.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0934 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary | acroread-0:9.4.1-1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0934 |
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | acroread-0:9.4.1-1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0934 |
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.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
18.52% 0.18519
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.18519
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 (25 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 18.52% (0.18519) | 97.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 18.52% (0.18519) | 96.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 14, 2025 | 41.05% (0.41046) | 97.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2025 | 32.25% (0.32248) | 96.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 22.23% (0.22233) | 95.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 23, 2025 | 25.73% (0.25727) | 96.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 3, 2025 | 28.24% (0.28236) | 96.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 41.72% (0.41723) | 97.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 46.92% (0.46917) | 96.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 41.72% (0.41723) | 97.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 39.14% (0.39138) | 96.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 25, 2024 | 70.44% (0.70441) | 98.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 77.69% (0.77688) | 98.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 85.37% (0.85369) | 98.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 18, 2024 | 84.64% (0.84637) | 98.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 4, 2024 | 82.60% (0.82601) | 98.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 21, 2024 | 84.49% (0.84494) | 98.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 24, 2023 | 81.21% (0.81211) | 98.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 6, 2023 | 85.30% (0.85296) | 98.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 17, 2023 | 85.52% (0.85523) | 98.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 87.81% (0.87809) | 98.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 16, 2023 | 93.10% (0.93099) | 98.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 93.22% (0.93222) | 98.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 68.27% (0.68267) | 99.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 68.27% (0.68267) | 98.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (26)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-11/0024.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit
- http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2010/11/potential-issue-in-adobe-reader.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://extraexploit.blogspot.com/2010/11/full-disclosure-xplpdf-adober-reader-94.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://osvdb.org/69005 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42095 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42401 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43025 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201101-08.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-28.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-03.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15419 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0934.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44638 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024684 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025033 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2890 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3111 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0191 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0337 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4091 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=651133 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/62996 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4091
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12527 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4091
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner adobe
Published Nov 7, 2010
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Oct 25, 2010
Link CVE-2010-4091
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a