What is CVE-2010-2883?

CVE-2010-2883 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2010-09-09.

How severe is CVE-2010-2883?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

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.

Buffer overflow in Adobe Acrobat

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…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.825 (99.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

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

psirt@adobe.com (vendor-advisory, Broken Link, x_refsource_SUSE)
psirt@adobe.com (vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_VUPEN, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@adobe.com (Broken Link, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, vdb-entry)
psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
psirt@adobe.com (vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_VUPEN, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@adobe.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
psirt@adobe.com (vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_VUPEN, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@adobe.com (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-2883?: CVE-2010-2883 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2010-09-09.
How severe is CVE-2010-2883?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.
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.