Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2010-2883 (CCN-61635)

Assigned:2010-09-07
Published:2010-09-07
Updated:2018-10-30
Summary:Stack-based buffer overflow in CoolType.dll in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.4, and 8.x before 8.2.5 on Windows and Mac OS X, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a PDF document with a long field in a Smart INdependent Glyphlets (SING) table in a TTF font, as exploited in the wild in September 2010.
Note: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Per: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa10-02.html


'Affected software versions

Adobe Reader 9.3.4 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh and UNIX, and Adobe Acrobat 9.3.4 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh.'
Per: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa10-02.html

'Adobe is in the process of evaluating the schedule for an update to resolve this vulnerability.'
CVSS v3 Severity:10.0 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:9.3 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
7.7 High (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:F/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
9.3 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
7.7 High (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:F/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
6.8 Medium (REDHAT CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
5.6 Medium (REDHAT Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:F/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-119
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
http://blog.metasploit.com/2010/09/return-of-unpublished-adobe.html

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
http://community.websense.com/blogs/securitylabs/archive/2010/09/10/brief-analysis-on-adobe-reader-sing-table-parsing-vulnerability-cve-2010-2883.aspx

Source: CCN
Type: contagio malware dump
David Leadbetter's One Point Lesson

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2010-2883

Source: CCN
Type: Adobe Web site
Adobe Reader

Source: SUSE
Type: UNKNOWN
SUSE-SA:2010:048

Source: SUSE
Type: UNKNOWN
SUSE-SR:2010:019

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2010-0743
Critical: acroread security update

Source: CCN
Type: SA41340
Adobe Reader / Acrobat Font Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
41340

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
43025

Source: GENTOO
Type: UNKNOWN
GLSA-201101-08

Source: CCN
Type: Adobe Product Security Advisory APSA10-02
Security Advisory for Adobe Reader and Acrobat

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa10-02.html

Source: CCN
Type: Adobe Product Security Bulletin APSB10-21
Security updates available for Adobe Reader and Acrobat

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-21.html

Source: CCN
Type: GLSA-201101-08
Adobe Reader: Multiple vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: US-CERT VU#491991
Adobe Reader and Acrobat Font Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Source: CERT-VN
Type: US Government Resource
VU#491991

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 67849
Adobe Reader / Acrobat CoolType.dll SING (Smart INdependent Glyphlets) Font uniqueName Field Parsing Overflow

Source: REDHAT
Type: UNKNOWN
RHSA-2010:0743

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
43057

Source: CCN
Type: BID-43057
Adobe Reader 'CoolType.dll' TTF Font Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Source: TURBO
Type: UNKNOWN
TLSA-2011-2

Source: CERT
Type: US Government Resource
TA10-279A

Source: VUPEN
Type: Vendor Advisory
ADV-2010-2331

Source: VUPEN
Type: Vendor Advisory
ADV-2011-0191

Source: VUPEN
Type: Vendor Advisory
ADV-2011-0344

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
adobe-reader-cooltype-code-execution(61635)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
adobe-reader-cooltype-code-execution(61635)

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11586

Source: SUSE
Type: SUSE-SA:2010:048
Acrobat Reader security update

Source: SUSE
Type: SUSE-SR:2010:019
SUSE Security Summary Report

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 9.3.4)
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 9.3.4)
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 1:
  • cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_extras:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 2:
  • cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_extras:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.0::standard:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.1::standard:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.1::standard:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.2::standard:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.0::professional:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.1::professional:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.2::professional:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.0::standard:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.4::standard:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.3::standard:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.1::standard:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.2:security_update:professional:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.3::professional:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.4::professional:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:9.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:8.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:8.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:8.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:9.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:spelling_dictionaries_support_for_adobe_reader:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:9.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:9.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:9.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:gentoo:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_extras:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20102883
    V
    		CVE-2010-2883
    2015-11-16
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11586
    V
    		Adobe Reader and Acrobat CoolType.dll Font Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
    2014-10-06
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22988
    P
    		ELSA-2010:0743: acroread security update (Critical)
    2014-05-26
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22336
    P
    		RHSA-2010:0743: acroread security update (Critical)
    2014-02-24
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20100743
    P
    		RHSA-2010:0743: acroread security update (Critical)
    2010-10-06
    BACK
    adobe acrobat 8.0
    adobe acrobat 8.1
    adobe acrobat 8.1.1
    adobe acrobat 8.1.2
    adobe acrobat 8.1.3
    adobe acrobat 8.1.4
    adobe acrobat 8.1.5
    adobe acrobat 8.1.6
    adobe acrobat 8.1.7
    adobe acrobat 8.2
    adobe acrobat 8.2.1
    adobe acrobat 8.2.2
    adobe acrobat 8.2.4
    adobe acrobat 9.0
    adobe acrobat 9.1
    adobe acrobat 9.1.1
    adobe acrobat 9.1.2
    adobe acrobat 9.1.3
    adobe acrobat 9.2
    adobe acrobat 9.3
    adobe acrobat 9.3.1
    adobe acrobat 9.3.2
    adobe acrobat 9.3.3
    adobe acrobat *
    apple mac os x *
    microsoft windows *
    adobe acrobat reader 8.0
    adobe acrobat reader 8.1
    adobe acrobat reader 8.1.1
    adobe acrobat reader 8.1.2
    adobe acrobat reader 8.1.4
    adobe acrobat reader 8.1.5
    adobe acrobat reader 8.1.6
    adobe acrobat reader 8.1.7
    adobe acrobat reader 8.2.1
    adobe acrobat reader 8.2.2
    adobe acrobat reader 8.2.3
    adobe acrobat reader 8.2.4
    adobe acrobat reader 9.0
    adobe acrobat reader 9.1
    adobe acrobat reader 9.1.1
    adobe acrobat reader 9.1.2
    adobe acrobat reader 9.1.3
    adobe acrobat reader 9.2
    adobe acrobat reader 9.3
    adobe acrobat reader 9.3.1
    adobe acrobat reader 9.3.2
    adobe acrobat reader 9.3.3
    adobe acrobat reader *
    apple mac os x *
    microsoft windows *
    adobe acrobat 8.0
    adobe acrobat 8.1
    adobe acrobat 8.1.1
    adobe acrobat 8.0
    adobe acrobat 8.1
    adobe acrobat 8.1.1
    adobe acrobat 8.1.2
    adobe acrobat 8.0
    adobe acrobat 8.1.1
    adobe acrobat 8.1.2
    adobe acrobat 8.1.2
    adobe acrobat 9.0
    adobe reader 8.1.1
    adobe acrobat 9.0
    adobe reader 9.0
    adobe reader 8.1.2
    adobe reader 8.1.4
    adobe reader 9.1
    adobe acrobat 9.1
    adobe reader 9.1.1
    adobe acrobat 9.1.1
    adobe acrobat 9.0.0
    adobe acrobat 8.1.3
    adobe acrobat 8.1.4
    adobe acrobat 8.1.4
    adobe acrobat 8.1.3
    adobe acrobat 9.1
    adobe acrobat 8.1.2 security_update
    adobe acrobat 8.1.3
    adobe acrobat 8.1.4
    adobe acrobat 9.1.2
    adobe reader 9.1.2
    adobe acrobat 9.1.3
    adobe acrobat 8.1.6
    adobe reader 9.1.3
    adobe reader 8.1.6
    adobe reader 8.1.7
    adobe acrobat 8.1.7
    adobe acrobat 9.2
    adobe reader 9.2
    adobe reader 8.1.5
    adobe reader 9.3.1
    adobe spelling dictionaries support for adobe reader 8.0.0
    adobe acrobat 8.1.5
    adobe reader 8.0.0
    adobe acrobat 9.3
    adobe acrobat 9.3.1
    adobe acrobat 8.2
    adobe acrobat 8.2.1
    adobe reader 9.3.2
    adobe acrobat 9.3.2
    adobe reader 9.3.3
    adobe acrobat 9.3.3
    adobe reader 9.3.4
    adobe acrobat 9.3.4
    gentoo linux *
    redhat rhel extras 4