What is CVE-2010-2883?

CVE-2010-2883 is a vulnerability in N/a. Published 2010-09-09.

Is CVE-2010-2883 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2010-2883 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-06-08), indicating it is being actively exploited. 13 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Vulnerability in N/a

CVE-2010-2883

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…

EPSS: 0.928 (99.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

N/a — versions n/a

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2022-06-08. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2022-06-22.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

SUSE-SA:2010:048 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
ADV-2011-0191 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN)
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11586 (x_refsource_OVAL, signature, vdb-entry)
www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa10-02.html (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
43025 (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
ADV-2011-0344 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN)
GLSA-201101-08 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
ADV-2010-2331 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN)
VU#491991 (x_refsource_CERT-VN, third-party-advisory)
RHSA-2010:0743 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-2883?: CVE-2010-2883 is a vulnerability in N/a. Published 2010-09-09.
Is CVE-2010-2883 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2010-2883 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-06-08), indicating it is being actively exploited. 13 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.