Improper input validation in Adobe Acrobat
CVE-2011-0596
The Bitmap parsing component in 2d.dll in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.0.1, 9.x before 9.4.2, and 8.x before 8.2.6 on Windows and Mac OS X allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an image with crafted (1) height and (2) width values for an RLE_8 compressed bitmap, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-0598, CVE-2011-0599, and CVE-2011-0602.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.072 (94.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.072 · newest: 0.072 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Adobe Acrobat — versions 8.0, 8.1, 8.1.1
- Adobe Acrobat Reader — versions 8.0, 8.1, 8.1.1
- Apple Mac OS X
- Microsoft Windows
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0492 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/43470 (third-party-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11921 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0301.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0337 (vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-03.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2011-0596?
- CVE-2011-0596 is a vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Improper Input Validation. Published 2011-02-10.
- Is CVE-2011-0596 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.