CVE-2010-2883

CVE Enrichment

CVSS: 7.3 HIGH
EPSS: 81.38%
EPSS Percentile: 99.64%
CISA KEV: YES — Known Exploited Vulnerability

Description

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 PDF document with a long field in a Smart INdependent Glyphlets (SING) table in a TTF font, as exploited in the wild in September 2010. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Technical Details

CVSS Version: 3.1
CNA / NVD Source: [email protected]
Published: 10-Sep-2010 05:00
Last Modified: 17-Jun-2026 06:21
EPSS Date: 2026-11-09
CWE: CWE-787

CVSS Vector


            CVSS:3.1                            AV:L /
                            AC:L /
                            PR:L /
                            UI:R /
                            S:U /
                            C:H /
                            I:H /
                            A:H

CISA KEV Details

Date Added: 2022-06-08
Remediation Due: 2022-06-22
Known Ransomware Campaign Use: Unknown
Required Action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2883

CNA Products / Version Status

n/a · n/a Source: CNA · [email protected]
Default status: unknown

n/a — affected

Affected Products / Versions

adobe / acrobat Source: NVD CPE · affected
Version / affected range: * · from (inclusive) 8.0 · before (exclusive) 8.2.5
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe / acrobat Source: NVD CPE · affected
Version / affected range: * · from (inclusive) 9.0 · before (exclusive) 9.4
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe / acrobat_reader Source: NVD CPE · affected
Version / affected range: * · from (inclusive) 8.0 · before (exclusive) 8.2.5
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe / acrobat_reader Source: NVD CPE · affected
Version / affected range: * · from (inclusive) 9.0 · before (exclusive) 9.4
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References

Last enrichment sync: 10-Nov-2026 21:04
Sources: NVD · FIRST EPSS · CISA KEV
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Reported Context (1)

CVE-2010-2883: An Adobe Acrobat and Reader font processing flaw exploited in 2012 to target organizations in Myanmar via malicious PDF files masquerading as Unicode keyboard instructions. Lotus Blossom Profile Traces Shift From Phishing to Supply-Chain Espionage

CVE (9)

Malware (5)

Threat Actors (5)

MITRE ATT&CK (15)

Vendors (2)

Products (6)

Tools (7)

Industries (5)

Countries (10)

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