Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.x before 8.3, 9.x before 9.4.5, and 10.x before 10.1 on Windows and Mac OS X allows
Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.x before 8.3, 9.x before 9.4.5, and 10.x before 10.1 on Windows and Mac OS X allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
- Published
- Jun 16, 2011
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 8.2% · 95th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-119
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Action score
39
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 37 / 40 · 9.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 2 / 30 · 8.2%
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| adobe | acrobat reader | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader |
| adobe | acrobat | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat |
| apple | mac os x | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x |
| microsoft | windows | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- adobe acrobat10.0
- adobe acrobat10.0.1
- adobe acrobat10.0.2
- adobe acrobat10.0.3
- adobe acrobat8.0
- adobe acrobat8.1
- adobe acrobat8.1.1
- adobe acrobat8.1.2
- adobe acrobat8.1.3
- adobe acrobat8.1.4
- adobe acrobat8.1.5
- adobe acrobat8.1.6
- adobe acrobat8.1.7
- adobe acrobat8.2
- adobe acrobat8.2.1
- adobe acrobat8.2.2
- adobe acrobat8.2.3
- adobe acrobat8.2.4
- adobe acrobat8.2.5
- adobe acrobat8.2.6
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 | acroread | before 0:9.4.6-1.el4 | 0:9.4.6-1.el4 |
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 | acroread-plugin | before 0:9.4.6-1.el4 | 0:9.4.6-1.el4 |
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client | acroread | before 0:9.4.6-1.el5 | 0:9.4.6-1.el5 |
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client | acroread-plugin | before 0:9.4.6-1.el5 | 0:9.4.6-1.el5 |
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:6 | acroread | before 0:9.4.6-1.el6 | 0:9.4.6-1.el6 |
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:6 | acroread-plugin | before 0:9.4.6-1.el6 | 0:9.4.6-1.el6 |
Same product
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- CVE-2013-2730Buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.5, 10.x before 10.1.7, and 11.x before 11.0.03 allows attackers to execute arbitr64This week
- CVE-2010-1240Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3.3, and 8.x before 8.2.3 on Windows and Mac OS X, do not restrict the contents of one text field in t59Plan
- CVE-2011-0593Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.0.1, 9.x before 9.4.2, and 8.x before 8.2.6 on Windows and Mac OS X allow remote attackers to execut52Plan
- CVE-2011-0592Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.0.1, 9.x before 9.4.2, and 8.x before 8.2.6 on Windows and Mac OS X allow remote attackers to execut51Plan
- CVE-2011-0591Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.0.1, 9.x before 9.4.2, and 8.x before 8.2.6 on Windows and Mac OS X allow remote attackers to execut51Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| red hat:acroread | 0:9.4.6-1.el4 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:acroread-plugin | 0:9.4.6-1.el4 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
If successful
- Confidentiality
- C · data can be read
- Integrity
- C · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- C · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- M
- Confidentiality impact
- C
- Integrity impact
- C
- Availability impact
- C
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Overflow BuffersCAPEC-100likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer ManipulationCAPEC-123likelihood: High · Very High
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer OverflowCAPEC-14likelihood: Medium · High
- Filter Failure through Buffer OverflowCAPEC-24likelihood: High · High
- MIME ConversionCAPEC-42likelihood: High · High
- Overflow Binary Resource FileCAPEC-44likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer Overflow via Symbolic LinksCAPEC-45likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
- osvdb.org/73057
- www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-16.html
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/48243
- www.securitytracker.com/id?1025658
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-166A.html
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68010
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13858
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.