CVE-2010-2212 Memory corruption in n/a

Critical 9.3 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via a crafted PDF file with malicious 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-2010-2212?

CVE-2010-2212 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

Buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3.3, and 8.x before 8.2.3 on Windows and Mac OS X, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a PDF file containing Flash content with a crafted #1023 (3FFh) tag, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-1295, CVE-2010-2202, CVE-2010-2207, CVE-2010-2209, CVE-2010-2210, and CVE-2010-2211.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2212?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Acrobat Reader.

How do I fix CVE-2010-2212?

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-2010-2212 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2212 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Adobe Acrobat vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fv9q-w2fc-m6jg.

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