CVE-2010-2168 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 14.3% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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 newfunction (0x44) operator and an "invalid pointer vulnerability" that triggers memory corruption, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-1285 and CVE-2010-2201.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 14.27% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-399 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2010-06-30 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (4)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| adobe | acrobat |
| adobe | acrobat reader |
| apple | mac os x |
| microsoft | windows |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Adobe Acrobat Reader and Flash - 'newfunction' Remote Code Execution | 2010-09-23 |
References
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-15.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/512096
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41236
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024159
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1636
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7167
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-15.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/512096
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41236
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024159
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1636
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7167
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