Live › vulnerability › CVE-2010-2883
Go to dashboardAdobe Acrobat and Reader contain a stack-based buffer overflow in how they handle crafted PDF files. A remote attacker can execute code on the machine that opens the file, or crash the reader.
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First seen by InfraStack 2026-10-23 19:11 UTC, 3h before NVD. All times on this page are UTC.
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| Product | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe Acrobat and Reader | vendor | – | – |
| adobe acrobat | vendor | >= 8.0, < 8.2.5 | 8.2.5 |
| adobe acrobat | vendor | >= 9.0, < 9.4 | 9.4 |
| adobe acrobat reader | vendor | >= 8.0, < 8.2.5 | 8.2.5 |
| adobe acrobat reader | vendor | >= 9.0, < 9.4 | 9.4 |
Check the installed Acrobat or Reader version under Help > About; the affected and fixed versions are unknown from the sources.
Update Adobe Acrobat and Reader to the latest version per Adobe's vendor instructions; the exact fixed version is unknown from the sources.
Each row is the first time that source carried this signal. The analyst’s rows are its own findings.
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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