CVEvulnerability
CVE-2010-2862
9.3 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2010-08-05
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 9.3 HIGH — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-189
Description
Integer overflow in CoolType.dll in Adobe Reader 8.2.3 and 9.3.3, and Acrobat 9.3.3, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a TrueType font with a large maxCompositePoints value in a Maximum Profile (maxp) table.
Affected configurations
• adobe acrobat reader 8.2.3
• adobe acrobat reader 9.3.3
• adobe acrobat 9.3.3
Related
Weakness · not in database (1)
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40766 Vendor Advisory
- http://securityevaluators.com/files/papers/CrashAnalysis.pdf securityevaluators.com
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-231A.html US Government Resource
- http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/security-threats/2010/08/04/adobe-confirms-pdf-security-hole-in-reader-40089737/ www.zdnet.co.uk
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11693 oval.cisecurity.org
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40766 Vendor Advisory
- http://securityevaluators.com/files/papers/CrashAnalysis.pdf securityevaluators.com
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-231A.html US Government Resource
- http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/security-threats/2010/08/04/adobe-confirms-pdf-security-hole-in-reader-40089737/ www.zdnet.co.uk
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11693 oval.cisecurity.org