#VU4620 Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader - CVE-2010-1241 

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#VU4620 Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader - CVE-2010-1241

Published: January 16, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU4620
Vulnerability risk: Critical
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Red
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1241
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Reader
Software vendor:
Adobe

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to boundary error in the custom heap management system in Adobe Reader and Acrobat. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted PDF file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.


Remediation

The vendor has issued the following versions to address this vulnerability: 9.3.2, 8.2.2

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