CVE-2010-3656 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Attackers can cause a denial of service in Adobe Reader and Acrobat via unknown vectors, requiring user interaction to open a malicious file.

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-2010-3656?

CVE-2010-3656 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, published on 6 Oct 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

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.4, and 8.x before 8.2.5 on Windows and Mac OS X, allows attackers to cause a denial of service via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-3657.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3656?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Acrobat Reader.

How do I fix CVE-2010-3656?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2010-3656 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3656 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Adobe Acrobat vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8c8w-rg9g-xrh8.

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