CVE-2010-2883

7.3 HIGH CISA KEV - Actively Exploited
Published: September 09, 2010 Modified: October 22, 2025
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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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://blog.metasploit.com/2010/09/return-of-unpublished-adobe.html
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Broken Link
http://community.websense.com/blogs/securitylabs/archive/2010/09/10/brief-analysis-on-adobe-reader-sing-table-parsing-vulnerability-cve-2010-2883.aspx
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00001.html
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00006.html
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/41340
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43025
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201101-08.xml
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa10-02.html
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-21.html
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/491991
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0743.html
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43057
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.turbolinux.co.jp/security/2011/TLSA-2011-2j.txt
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Broken Link
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-279A.html
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2331
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0191
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0344
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/61635
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11586
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Broken Link
http://blog.metasploit.com/2010/09/return-of-unpublished-adobe.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://community.websense.com/blogs/securitylabs/archive/2010/09/10/brief-analysis-on-adobe-reader-sing-table-parsing-vulnerability-cve-2010-2883.aspx
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00006.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/41340
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43025
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201101-08.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa10-02.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-21.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/491991
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0743.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43057
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.turbolinux.co.jp/security/2011/TLSA-2011-2j.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-279A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2331
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0191
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0344
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/61635
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11586
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-2883
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

39 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.3 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
92.2%
100th percentile
Exploitation Status
Actively Exploited
Remediation due: 2022-06-22

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-787 CWE-787

Affected Vendors

apple adobe microsoft

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