What is CVE-2011-0611?

CVE-2011-0611 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2011-04-13.

How severe is CVE-2011-0611?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2011-0611 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2011-0611 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-03), indicating it is being actively exploited. 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat

CVE-2011-0611

Adobe Flash Player before 10.2.154.27 on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Solaris and 10.2.156.12 and earlier on Android; Adobe AIR before 2.6.19140; and Authplay.dll (aka AuthPlayLib.bundle) in Adobe Reader 9.x before 9.4.4 and 10.x through 10.0.1 on Windows, Adobe Reader 9.x before 9.4.4 and 10.x before 10.0.3 on Mac OS X, and Adobe Acrobat 9.x before 9.4.4 and 10.x before 10.0.3 on Windows and Mac OS X allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted Flash content; as demonstrated by a Microsoft Office document with an embedded .swf file that has a size inconsistency in a "group of included constants," object type confusion, ActionScript that adds custom functions to prototypes, and Date objects; and as exploited in the wild in April 2011.

EPSS: 0.994 (99.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-843 — Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion)

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2022-03-03. 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: 2022-03-24.

Required action: The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

psirt@adobe.com (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC)
psirt@adobe.com (Broken Link, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, vdb-entry)
psirt@adobe.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID)
psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_MISC, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@adobe.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SREASON, third-party-advisory)
psirt@adobe.com (vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_VUPEN, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@adobe.com (vendor-advisory, Patch, Mailing List, x_refsource_SUSE)
psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@adobe.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SREASON, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-0611?: CVE-2011-0611 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2011-04-13.
How severe is CVE-2011-0611?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2011-0611 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2011-0611 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-03), indicating it is being actively exploited. 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.