CVE-2010-2201 Memory corruption in n/a

Critical 9.3 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary code by tricking users into opening a malicious PDF file with crafted Flash content in Adobe Reader.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2010-2201?

CVE-2010-2201 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, published on 30 Jun 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2201?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Acrobat Reader.

How do I fix CVE-2010-2201?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2010-2201 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-2201 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

All Adobe Acrobat vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qm3q-8q36-x3vh.

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