CVE-2010-4091 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 18.5% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The EScript.api plugin in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.0.1, 9.x before 9.4.1, and 8.x before 8.2.6 on Windows and Mac OS X allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted PDF document that triggers memory corruption, involving the printSeps function. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 18.52% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2010-11-07 |
| 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 | Acrobat Reader 9.4 - Memory Corruption | 2010-11-04 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-11/0024.html
- http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2010/11/potential-issue-in-adobe-reader.html
- http://extraexploit.blogspot.com/2010/11/full-disclosure-xplpdf-adober-reader-94.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00001.html
- http://osvdb.org/69005
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42095
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42401
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43025
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201101-08.xml
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-28.html
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-03.html
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15419
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0934.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44638
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024684
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025033
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2890
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3111
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0191
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0337
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