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CVE-2010-2201: Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3.3, and 8.x before 8.2.3 on Windows and Mac OS X, allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PDF…

CriticalCVSS 9.3 · v2.0—Proof of concept Fix available

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Plan (action score 41/100)

  • Public proof-of-concept code exists (Exploit-DB); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 14.2% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 96.6% of all records.
  • Fixed version: acroread (Red Hat:rhel_extras:4) 0:9.3.3-2.el4; acroread-plugin (Red Hat:rhel_extras:4) 0:9.3.3-2.el4; acroread (Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client) 0:9.3.3-1.el5.

Add it to your regular patch cycle. Upgrade to acroread (Red Hat:rhel_extras:4) 0:9.3.3-2.el4; acroread-plugin (Red Hat:rhel_extras:4) 0:9.3.3-2.el4; acroread (Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client) 0:9.3.3-1.el5 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3.3, and 8.x before 8.2.3 on Windows and Mac OS X, allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PDF file with crafted Flash content involving the (1) pushstring (0x2C) operator, (2) debugfile (0xF1) operator, and an "invalid pointer vulnerability" that triggers memory corruption, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-1285 and CVE-2010-2168.

Published
Jun 30, 2010
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
14.2% · 96th percentile

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Action score

41

Plan

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CVSS
37 / 40 · 9.3 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
4 / 30 · 14.2%

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VendorProduct
adobeacrobat
adobeacrobat reader
applemac os x
microsoftwindows

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • 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
+12 more rows
  • adobe acrobat8.1.7
  • adobe acrobat8.2
  • adobe acrobat8.2.1
  • adobe acrobat8.2.2
  • adobe acrobat9.0
  • adobe acrobat9.1
  • adobe acrobat9.1.1
  • adobe acrobat9.1.2
  • adobe acrobat9.1.3
  • adobe acrobat9.2
  • adobe acrobat9.3
  • adobe acrobat9.3.1

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4acroreadbefore 0:9.3.3-2.el40:9.3.3-2.el4
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4acroread-pluginbefore 0:9.3.3-2.el40:9.3.3-2.el4
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::clientacroreadbefore 0:9.3.3-1.el50:9.3.3-1.el5
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::clientacroread-pluginbefore 0:9.3.3-1.el50:9.3.3-1.el5

Same product

adobe: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2011-2462Unspecified 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…KEV
    96Now
  • CVE-2013-3346Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.5, 10.x before 10.1.7, and 11.x before 11.0.03 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a…KEV
    93Now
  • CVE-2021-21017Acrobat Reader DC Heap-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Could Lead To Arbitrary Code ExecutionKEV
    91Now

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2010-1295Jun 30, 2010 · Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3.3, and 8.x before 8.2.3 on Windows and Mac OS X, allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause…
    38Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2010-2168Jun 30, 2010 · Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3.3, and 8.x before 8.2.3 on Windows and Mac OS X, allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a…
    41Plan
  • Later →CVE-2010-2202Jun 30, 2010 · Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3.3, and 8.x before 8.2.3 on Windows and Mac OS X, allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause…
    38Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

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Product / packageFixed versionSource
red hat:acroread0:9.3.3-2.el4 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:4Package registry (OSV)
red hat:acroread-plugin0:9.3.3-2.el4 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:4Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

  • Exploit-DB entry ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entrylocal2010-09-12

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.

  1. Published
  2. First PoC+73 d
  3. TodayNov 15, 2026+5982 d

Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty 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-399 · Resource Management Errors

    CVSS vector

    AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

    nvd-primary

    Attack context

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