CVE-2011-2462

9.8 CRITICAL CISA KEV - Actively Exploited
Published: December 07, 2011 Modified: November 22, 2025
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Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the U3D component in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.1.1 and earlier on Windows and Mac OS X, and Adobe Reader 9.x through 9.4.6 on UNIX, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unknown vectors, as exploited in the wild in December 2011.

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CVSS v3.x Details

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

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00019.html
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00020.html
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Broken Link
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa11-04.html
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-30.html
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Not Applicable
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-01.html
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Not Applicable
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2012-0011.html
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Broken Link
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-350A.html
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14562
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00019.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00020.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa11-04.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-30.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Not Applicable
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-01.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Not Applicable
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2012-0011.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-350A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14562
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/199
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2011-2462
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

18 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 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 opengroup

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